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African American Quotes

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I am not ashamed of my grandparents for having been slaves. I am only ashamed of myself for having at one time being ashamed  (African American Quotes) It isn’t where you came from, its where you’re going that counts  (African American Quotes) You have to be taught to be second class; you’re not born that way  (African American Quotes) We can go on talking about racism and who treated whom badly, but what are you going to do about it? Are you going to wallow in that or are you going to create your own agenda?  (African American Quotes) I did not get on the bus to get arrested I got on the bus to go home  (African American Quotes) I would like to be known as a person who is concerned about freedom and equality and justice and prosperity for all people  (African American Quotes) The walls, the bars, the guns and the guards can never encircle or hold down the idea of the people  (African American Quotes) Those are the same stars, and that is the same moon, that look down upon your brothers and sisters, and which they see as they look up to them, though they are ever so far away from us, and each other  (African American Quotes) I didn’t have anybody, really, no foundation in life, so I had to make my own way. Always, from the start. I had to go out in the world and become strong, to discover my mission in life  (African American Quotes) It is a blessing to die for a cause, because you can so easily die for nothing  (African American Quotes) No individual has any right to come into the world and go out of it without leaving behind him distinct and legitimate reasons for having passed through it  (African American Quotes) A violinist had a violin, a painter his palette. All I had was myself. I was the instrument that I must care for  (African American Quotes) If you’re going to get in the ring and try to take the belt, you have to prepare to get hit  (African American Quotes) The lives of most men are patchwork quilts. Or at best one matching outfit with a closet and laundry bag full of incongruous accumulations. A lifetime of training for just ten seconds  (African American Quotes) The point is, you have an ethnic heritage and you have a human heritage. Your human heritage includes everything of human value  (African American Quotes) I had no idea that history was being made. I was just tired of giving up  (African American Quotes) Luxury is... to be able to take control of one’s life, health, and the pursuit of happiness in a way that is joyful  (African American Quotes) The thing to do is to get organized; keep separated and you will be exploited, you will be robbed, you will be killed. Get organized and you will compel the world to respect you  (African American Quotes) History teaches us no race, no people, no nation has ever been freed through cowardice, through cringing, through bowing and scraping, but all that has been achieved to the glory of mankind, to the glory and honour of races and nations was through the manly determination and effort of those who lead and those who are led  (African American Quotes) Let me just say, at once: I am not now nor have I ever been a white man. And, leaving aside the joys of unearned privilege, this leaves me feeling pretty good  (African American Quotes) ... social evils are dangerously contagious. The fixed policy of persecution and injustice against a class of women who are weak and defenseless will be necessarily hurtful to the cause of all women  (African American Quotes) Whether you come from a council estate or a country estate, your success will be determined by your own confidence and fortitude  (African American Quotes) People who don’t vote have no line of credit with people who are elected and thus pose no threat to those who act against our interests  (African American Quotes) You just need to be a flea against injustice. Enough committed fleas biting strategically can make even the biggest dog uncomfortable and transform even the biggest nation  (African American Quotes) Sometimes, I feel discriminated against, but it does not make me angry. It merely astonishes me. How can any deny themselves the pleasure of my company? It’s beyond me  (African American Quotes) I don’t believe in failure. It is not failure if you enjoyed the process  (African American Quotes) You can only become truly accomplished at something you love. Don’t make money your goal. Instead pursue the things you love doing and then do them so well that people can’t take their eyes off of you  (African American Quotes) In a world filled with hate, we must still dare to hope. In a world filled with anger, we must still dare to comfort. In a world filled with despair, we must still dare to dream. And in a world filled with distrust, we must still dare to believe  (African American Quotes) I’m not going to sit at your table and watch you eat, with nothing on my plate, and call myself a diner. Sitting at the table doesn’t make you a diner  (African American Quotes) The strong man is the man who can stand up for his rights and not hit back  (African American Quotes)
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