When I was in the penitentiary after being accused of killing a policeman, I was more in the system in the penitentiary than ever.

Black men and women who refuse to live under oppression are dangerous to white society because they become symbols of hope to their brothers and sisters, inspiring them to follow their example.

Youths are passed through schools that don’t teach, then forced to search for jobs that don’t exist and finally left stranded in the street to stare at the glamorous lives advertised around them.

The task is to transform society; only the people can do that - not heroes, not celebrities, not stars.

The revolution has always been in the hands of the young. The young always inherit the revolution.

Power is the ability to define phenomena, and make it act in a desired manner.

Laws should be made to serve the people. People should not be made to serve the laws.

Black Power is giving power to people who have not had power to determine their destiny.

I think what motivates people is not great hate, but great love for other people.

You can kill my body, and you can take my life but you can never kill my soul. My soul will live forever!

We have two evils to fight, capitalism and racism. We must destroy both racism and capitalism.

A person could be immensely happy reading only him or the writers he loved. But that would be too easy.

An infinite God can give all of Himself to each of His children. He does not distribute Himself that each may have a part, but to each one He gives all of Himself as fully as if there were no others.

I'd always been treated like an object, not like a human.

I love any scene where there's a physical confrontation. It reminds me that I'm in show business and I play pretend for a living.

There is nothing that teaches you more than regrouping after failure and moving on.

France may one day exist no more, but the Dordogne will live on just as dreams live on and nourish the souls of men.

In my own experience of male and female directors, people have a much, much harder time taking a direct command from a woman. It's somehow very difficult for people.

It is reported that about 30% of the world's population is unemployed. That's worse than the Great Depression, but it's now an international phenomenon.

The squeeze machine is not going to cure anybody, but it may help them relax; and a relaxed person will usually have better behavior.

Reason has never failed men. Only force and repression have made the wrecks in the world.