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

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

Nobody can do everything, but everybody can do something.

- 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

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

- Gil Scott-Heron

If someone comes to you and asks for help, and you can help them, you're supposed to help them. Why wouldn't you? You have been put in the position s…

- Gil Scott-Heron

Music has the power to make me feel good like nothing else does. It gives me some peace for a while. Takes me back to who I really am.

- Gil Scott-Heron