Quotes on African American Love

A man who stands for nothing will fall for anything.

Defining myself, as opposed to being defined by others, is one of the most difficult challenges I face.

Never be limited by other people's limited imaginations.

Revolution is a serious thing, the most serious thing about a revolutionarys life. When one commits oneself to the struggle, it must be for a lifetime.

I do not weep at the world I am too busy sharpening my oyster knife.

I am not tragically colored. There is no great sorrow dammed up in my soul, nor lurking behind my eyes. I do not mind at all.

Do not call for black power or green power. Call for brain power.

Knowing what must be done does away with fear.

I looked at my hands to see if I was the same person.

You're not obligated to win. You're obligated to keep trying to do the best you can every day.

Hate is too great a burden to bear. It injures the hater more than it injures the hated.

I felt somehow for many years that George Washington and Alexander Hamilton just left me out by mistake. But through the process of amendment, interpretation, and court decision, I have finally been included in 'We, the people.'

I refuse to accept the view that mankind is so tragically bound to the starless midnight of racism and war that the bright daybreak of peace and brotherhood can never become a reality... I believe that unarmed truth and unconditional love will have the final word.

You have seen how a man was made a slave; you shall see how a slave was made a man.

I know why the caged bird sings.

Bringing the gifts that my ancestors gave, I am the dream and the hope of the slave. I rise. I rise. I rise.

Where there is no vision, there is no hope.