America .. the international Jekyll and Hyde ... the land of a thousand disguises, sneaks up on you but rarely surprises

- Gil Scott-Heron

You see Martin Luther King is dead and Huey Newton is not. And Malcolm X is dead and Bobby Seale is not. And Vernon Jordan was shot. The thing that r…

- Gil Scott-Heron

A good poet feels what his community feels. Like if you stub your toe, the rest of your body hurts.

- Gil Scott-Heron

You will not be able to stay home, brother./You will not be able to plug in, turn on and cop out./You will not be able to lose yourself on skag and s…

- Gil Scott-Heron

The first revolution is when you change your mind

- Gil Scott-Heron

Nobody can do everything, but everybody can do something.

- Gil Scott-Heron

Everything that's bad for you catches on too quickly in America, because that's the easiest thing to get people to invest in, the pursuits that are e…

- Gil Scott-Heron

I am a black man dedicated to expression; expression of the joy and pride of blackness. I consider myself neither poet, composer, or musician. These …

- Gil Scott-Heron

I've always had questions about what it meant to be a protester, to be in the minority. Are the people who are trying to find peace, who are trying t…

- Gil Scott-Heron