Freedom is never voluntarily given by the oppressor; it must be demanded by the oppressed.

We must learn to live together as brothers or perish together as fools.

The time is always right, to do what's right.

The rulers of this country have always considered their property more important than our lives.

If you’re not ready to die for it, put the word ‘freedom’ out of your vocabulary.

You can’t separate peace from freedom because no one can be at peace unless he has his freedom.

Education is our passport to the future, for tomorrow belongs to the people who prepare for it today.

Only a fool lets somebody else tell him who his enemy is.

Revolution is about change, and the first place the change begins is in yourself.

Where there is oppression, there will be resistance.

We have to talk about liberating minds as well as liberating society.

In a racist society it is not enough to be non-racist, we must be anti-racist.

We are never assured of justice without a fight.

We know the road to freedom has always been stalked by death.

One of the most difficult things is not to change society — but to change yourself.

A winner is a dreamer who never gives up.

Education is the most powerful weapon which you can use to change the world.

When people are determined they can overcome anything.

Fools multiply when wise men are silent.

May your choices reflect your hopes, not your fears.

While poverty persists, there is no true freedom.

Real leaders must be ready to sacrifice all for the freedom of their people.

People respond in accordance to how you treat them.

It always seems impossible until it's done.

Equal means getting the same thing, at the same time and in the same place.

To protest against injustice is the foundation of all our American democracy.

I think when you spread the wealth around it's good for everybody.

We are the change we have been waiting for.

A change is brought about because ordinary people do extraordinary things.

In the face of impossible odds, people who love this country can change it.

While we breathe, we will hope.

Change we need

Change is never easy, but always possible.

There is no excuse for not trying.

There's no such thing as a vote that doesn't matter.

We must lift ourselves up, dust ourselves off and begin the work of remaking America.

If people can learn to hate they can learn to love.

WHEN WOMEN SUCCEED, AMERICA SUCCEEDED

We did not come here to fear the future. We came here to shape it.

We are the ones we’ve been waiting for.

When they go low, we go high.

You’re important in your own right.

Don’t be afraid. Be focused. Be determined. Be hopeful. Be empowered.

Every day, you have the power to choose.

Empower yourselves with a good education.

There is no limit to what we can accomplish.

Elections aren't just about who votes but who doesn't vote.

There's a lot of things that need to change. One specifically? Police brutality.

To me, this is bigger than football and it would be selfish on my part to look the other way.

Believe in something. Even if it means sacrificing everything.

There's not an American in this country free until every one of us is free.

I cannot salute the flag; I know that I am a black man in a white world.

People sometimes forget that love is at the root of our resistance.

Don’t be afraid of failure. This is the way to succeed.

I think, team first. It allows me to succeed, it allows my team to succeed.

People will hate you, rate you, shake you, and break you. But how strong you stand is what makes you.

Greatness is defined by how much you want to put into what you do.

There's that moment every morning when you look in the mirror: Are you committed, or are you not?

Although I wasn't invited to shake hands with Hitler, I wasn't invited to the White House to shake hands with the President either.

The only victory that counts is the one over yourself.

One chance is all you need.

The light always shows on the outside if you are striving to be good on the inside.

In order to change the world, you have to get your head together first.

When the power of love overcomes the love of power, the world will know peace.

Be you. Make sure you're saying something when you're saying something. It's important to sound like you, to feel like you, to be like you. Be you.

Following your heart also means eliminating the things that no longer evolve you.

Art is the absence of fear.

Don't let anybody infiltrate your dream.

So the most natural thing to me is to stay as pure to or real to or close to who I am as possible.

One day it'll all make sense.

We as people have a purpose here to contribute to the Earth, to contribute to people's goodness and good life.

Now is our time to change the world!

The best way to fight poverty is to empower people through access to quality education

The biggest weapon is to stay peaceful.

The future started yesterday, and we're already late.

The struggle for freedom and justice is now.

We should care about what is going on in the world.

As a young black boy, it made me proud to see black leaders that did something amazing and made the world change.

I always felt that rap didn't cause crime; it just reflected it.

Ain't nothing coming easily in this life. Sometimes you gotta work, you gotta grow and it gotta hurt.

You owe it to yourself to live beautifully. And I am.

Don't stop dreaming just because you had a nightmare.

Everybody is supposed to be a part of their own community.

Black people were stripped of our identities when we were brought here, and it's been a quest since then to define who we are.

Fight the power that be. Fight the power.

As a people we do not need anyone else's stamp of approval.

Power is knowing your past.

Don't aspire to make a living, aspire to make a difference.

Goals on the road to achievement cannot be achieved without discipline and consistency.

Nothing in life is worthwhile unless you take risks. Fall forward. Every failed experiment is one step closer to success.

If you don't fail, you're not even trying.

It's not what you know, it's what you can prove.

Don't be afraid to fail big, to dream big.

It's important for us to tell our stories.

Challenge yourself; it’s the only path which leads to growth.

Never let pride be your guiding principle. Let your accomplishments speak for you.

If you want to see a miracle, be the miracle

All you have to do is believe, then you will see everything.

Martin Luther King Jr. is remembered as our prince of peace, of civil rights. We owe him something major that will keep his memory alive.

If you have an opportunity to use your voice you should use it.

My Umi said shine your light on the world, shine your light for the world to see

Reckless capitalism kills black people.

Life without knowledge is death in disguise.

A flower that grow in the ghetto know more about survival than the one from fresh meadows.

The most important time in history is - NOW - the present, So count your blessings cause time can't define the essence.

Life is a beautiful struggle.

The problem with our role is Americans live in a world of illusion.

When one door is closed, don’t you know, another is open.

In this great future, you can’t forget your past.

Better to die fighting for freedom than be a prisoner all the days of your life.

Love the life you live, live the life you love.

Put your vision to reality.

When the root is strong, the fruit is sweet.

Emancipate yourselves from mental slavery. None but ourselves can free our minds.

You have to be someone.

Don’t give up the fight, Stand up for your rights.

Your life is worth much more than gold.

Truth is the light.

Man is a universe within himself.

Every man gotta right to decide his own destiny.

None but ourselves can free our minds.

I am lucky that whatever fear I have inside me, my desire to win is always stronger.

We are the ones we’ve been waiting for. We are the change that we seek.

If you are fortunate to have opportunity, it is your duty to make sure other people have those opportunities as well.

Never be limited by other people’s limited imaginations.

The cost of liberty is less than the price of repression.

If there is no struggle, there is no progress.

Have a vision. Be demanding.

He who is not courageous enough to take risks will accomplish nothing in life.

Truth is powerful and it prevails.

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

Character is power.

Have a vision of excellence, a dream of success, and work like hell.

I had no idea that history was being made. I was just tired of giving up.

If you have no confidence in self, you are twice defeated in the race of life.

If they don’t give you a seat at the table, bring a folding chair.

Do the best you can until you know better. Then when you know better, do better.

We all require and want respect, man or woman, black or white. It’s our basic human right.

Don’t agonize, organize.

Whatever is bringing you down, get rid of it. Because you’ll find that when you’re free . . . your true self comes out.

There are still many causes worth sacrificing for, so much history yet to be made.

If you don’t have confidence, you’ll always find a way not to win.

Stretch your mind and fly.

Don’t let anything stop you. There will be times when you’ll be disappointed, but you can’t stop.

Life has two rules: number 1, never quit! Number 2, always remember rule number one.

A man without knowledge of himself and his heritage is like a tree without roots.

If you know whence you came, there is really no limit to where you can go.

We have a wonderful history behind us…and it is going to inspire us to greater achievements.

When I look at the future, it’s so bright it burns my eyes.

If everything was perfect, you would never learn and you would never grow.

Make a difference about something other than yourselves.

The best way to make dreams come true is to wake up.

Injustice anywhere is a threat to justice everywhere.

A good head and a good heart are always a formidable combination.

It’s not the load that breaks you down, it’s the way you carry it.

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

If we are going to be part of the solution, we have to engage the problems.

Every great dream begins with a dreamer.

The harder you work, the luckier you get.

Success isn't about how much money you make; it's about the difference you make in people's lives.

You can’t separate peace from freedom because no one can be at peace unless he has his freedom.

It isn’t where you come from; it’s where you’re going that counts.

Freedom is never given; it is won.

Hold on to your dreams of a better life and stay committed to striving to realize it.

There are times in life when, instead of complaining, you do something about your complaints.

I am the greatest, I said that even before I knew I was.

Don’t count the days; make the days count.

He who is not courageous enough to take risks will accomplish nothing in life.

A man who has no imagination has no wings.

Hating people because of their color is wrong. And it doesn't matter which color does the hating. It's just plain wrong.

What keeps me going is goals.

Nobody can do everything, but everybody can do something.

The revolution will be no re-run brothers, The revolution will be live.

You have to learn and keep learning.

The first revolution is when you change your mind.

The revolution will not be televised.

Our accomplishments show what kind of people we are.

Colour is not the issue in America; class is.

The revolution will be no re-run brothers, The revolution will be live.

Take advantage of every opportunity; where there is none, make it for yourself.

If you have no confidence in self, you are twice defeated in the race of life.

Liberate the minds of men and ultimately you will liberate the bodies of men.

The Black skin is not a badge of shame, but rather a glorious symbol of national greatness.

With confidence, you have won before you have started.

Intelligence rules the world, ignorance carries the burden...

A people without the knowledge of their past history, origin, and culture is like a tree without roots.

The Negro will have to build his own industry, art, sciences, literature, and culture before the world will stop to consider him.

Progress is the attraction that moves humanity.

Glorious shall be the battle when the time comes to fight for our people and our race.

Great principles, great ideals know no nationality.

Emancipate yourselves from mental slavery, none but ourselves can free our minds.

Take advantage of every opportunity; where there is none, make it for yourself.

Lose not courage, lose not faith, go forward.

If you cannot find peace within yourself, you will never find it anywhere else.

Don't let nobody take care of your business better than you.

You got to use what you got to get just what you want.

If you don't get it the first time, back up and try it again.

Help yourself, so you can help someone else.

Our silence is deafening and deadly.

We all have ability. The difference is how we use it.

You can't base your life on other people's expectations.

There are a lot of things happening that show us that this, right now, is a time to love.

When you're moving in the positive, your destination is the brightest star.

It feels better to love than to hate.

Law and order comes from having respect for one another.

The power has to be in your desire to see everyone thrive.

Problems have solutions.

We can't live in a place of fear.

The way the world is right now, we need more love.

Gun violence is real. People don't come back.

Let us come together before we're annihilated.

A lack of communication between citizens and policemen is real stuff.

If you want to make the world a better place, take a look at yourself, and make a change.

The color of a person's skin had nothing to do with the content of their character.

Don't be afraid to be different.

Whatever you believe, you become.

Look deep within yourself, and you'll find something amazing.

The world should be full of love. Love. Love is the most important thing in the world.

Study the greats and become greater

Everyday create your history, every path you take you're leaving your legacy.

Be humble, believe in yourself, and have the love of the world in your heart.

Forever continue to love, heal and educate the children. The future shines on them.

You know, don't judge a person, do not pass judgement, unless you have talked to them one on one.

Your thoughts are as free as any bird

I think justice is important because there are many injustices in the world and I hate injustice.

You have to be loyal and true to one another, or your love will never last!

When all life is seen as divine, everyone grows wings.

We can help the world live without fear. It's our only hope, without hope we are lost.

If I could make anything disappear, it would be hate.

You ain't seen nothing yet, and the best is yet to come.

Change is inevitable and always good in one sense or the other.

The meaning of life is contained in every single expression of life.

Be the best at what you do. Get to know more about your field than anybody alive.

In a world filled with hate, we must still dare to hope.

Always appreciate the gift of life! Be happy and have fun!

Just doing as well as you did last time is not good enough.

All of us are products of our childhood.

Heal the world! Stop the hate. Lend a helping hand to those in need.

I feel guilty just sitting around when I know I can be doing something.

There's nothing that can't be done if we raise our voice as one.

Heal the world, make it a better place.

In times like these, we need each other. We must bond together in spirit and in service.

Lift your head up high, and scream to the world. I know I am someone, and let the truth unfurl.

I'm starting with the man in the mirror

We are the world, we are the children.

Compassion is an action word with no boundaries.

There's always a rainbow at the end of every rain.

Despite everything, no one can dictate who you are to other people.

No matter how old you are, if a little kid hands you a toy phone... you answer it.

The only way you can know where the line is, is if you cross it.

The hardest thing to do is to be true to yourself, especially when everybody is watching.

Constantly take inventory of what's important to you.

If you don't have the right people around you and you're moving at a million miles an hour you can lose yourself.

The welfare of our children is our main concern, and their best interests are our first priority.

What I am for is justice for everyone, just like it says in the Constitution.

I don't believe in luck. ... It's persistence, hard work, and not forgetting your dream.

Believe in yourself. Have faith in yourself because no one else is going to.

To a world sick with racism, get well soon.

Don't go backwards - you've already been there.

Just because you can't see anything , doesn't mean you should shut your eyes.

We can’t change the world unless we change ourselves.

Learn to treat life to the best, put stress to rest.

You know very well who you are, don’t let em hold you down, reach for the stars.

And everything you get, you got to work hard for it.

Please don’t hate me because I’m beautiful.

Live the phrase sky’s the limit.

They have money for war but can’t feed the poor.

During your life, never stop dreaming. No one can take away your dreams.

For every dark night, there’s a brighter day.

You gotta make a change. You see the old way wasn’t working so it’s on us, to do what we gotta do to survive.

Our future is our confidence and self-esteem.

Just cause you live in the ghetto doesn’t mean you can’t grow.

Always do your best, don’t let the pressure make you panic.

We can never go nowhere unless we share with each other.

Death is not the greatest loss in life. The greatest loss is what dies inside while still alive. Never surrender.

I would rather be stricken blind, than to live without expression of mind.

Don’t leave this world without giving it your all.

Sometimes your grades don’t give a real indication of what your greatness might be.

Sometimes you need to get knocked down before you can really figure out what your fight is and how you need to fight it.

What they don’t realize is the greatest conflict you will ever face will be the conflict with yourself.

Today, we don’t fight for just one life. We fight for all of them.

The Constitution was not written for us. We know that. But no matter what it takes, we’re going to make it work for us. From now on, we claim it as our own.

Without a game plan and without a strong sense of faith in what you’re doing, it’s gonna be real hard to accomplish anything.

Most important thing is to get rid of doubt. If you got doubt in what you’re doing it’s not gonna work.

Luck is just being prepared at all times, so when the door opens you’re ready.

If you’ve got a plan, it’s not just like a pipe dream. You have a step-by-step list of things to do to get to your goal.

I feel that luck is a product of hard work.

We’re not the cause, we’re the effect.

I just believe in ownership. I believe in investing in yourself. Your foundation should be strong.

You’ve got to have faith in what you’re doing and not take no for an answer.

Success to me is just being able to do what you love to do and support yourself all through.

Sometimes you have to take two steps back to take ten forward.

Most the time, when it rains it start pouring, but how we grind it make the weather change for us.

Dedication, hard work, plus patience.

I believe that we should own the fruits of our labor and the assets of our creations.

The company you keep has a large influence on the situations you bring to yourself. Birds of a feather flock together.

On a mission, your worst enemy is idle time.

Be a man of your word, do what you say you’re gonna do, respect people the way you would like to be respected.

Be your own biggest fan, your own biggest believer, and put it on your back and carry the weight.

Define who you are and what you are, and be clear on that. Meditate on that and then, live and die by that… You can’t break the rules, the fundamental rules.

We don’t want to wait on someone to hire us and give us a check. We want to create our own opportunities.

To me, respect comes first.

Be truthful with yourself and other people, and try your best to make decisions outside of your ego.

Material things ain’t nothing, you feel me? At the end of the day it’s who you is.

Ain’t gone be no east coast west coast war. Ain’t gone be no black men killing black men.

Life is what you make it, I hope you make a movement.

I say it’s worth it, I won’t say it’s fair, Find your purpose or you wastin air.

Don’t waste your time, it don’t make you rich

The best thing you can do for a person is to inspire them. That’s the best currency you can offer: inspiration.

Being self-made means never making an excuse as to why you can't take steps toward whatever your goal is.

One pillar to wealth is having residual income.

Don't expect to be healthy when your oppressor is feeding you.

I say to my brothers and sisters, if nothing else we do, let us be tolerant of each other - and share LOVE.

One ingredient that is so missing for this journey to be understood and accepted is LOVE.

Everybody resonates differently, and everybody comes with a good message afforded in a different way.

A society that keeps cures a secret so they can continue to sell medication for huge profits is not a real society but a huge mental asylum.

All successes begin with Self-Discipline. It starts with you.

Don’t be afraid to be ambitious about your goals. Hard work never stops. Neither should your dreams.

Grind Hard, Shine Hard.

I like to use the hard times of the past to motivate me today.

One of the most important things you can accomplish is just being yourself.

Not only do I think being nice and kind is easy, but being kind, in my opinion is important.

The first step to achieving your goal, is to take a moment to respect your goal. Know what it means to you to achieve it.

There is no substitute for hard work. Always be humble and hungry.

You don’t need directions, just point yourself to the top and go!

If something stands between you and your success – move it. Never be denied.

Success at anything will always come down to this: focus and effort. And we control both.

Success isn’t overnight. It’s when everyday you get a little better than the day before. It all adds up.

Let your actions do your talking for you.

Just bring it!

Blood, sweat, and respect. First two you give. Last one you earn.

Be humble. Be hungry. And always be the hardest worker in the room.

It’s not about the car your drive. It’s about the size of your arm hanging out of the window.

If you really want to do something, you’ll find a way. If you don’t, you’ll find an excuse.

It’s simple. Do it!

Always be you, play chess, not checkers and always play the long game.

Don’t focus on the pain. Focus on the progress.

Success isn’t always about ‘Greatness’, it’s about consistency. Consistent, hard work gains success. Greatness will come.

Don’t be afraid to be ambitious about your goals. Hard work never stops. Neither should your dreams.

Failure's not an option. It's just a step.

Wake up determined. Go to bed satisfied.

The difference between dreams and success is that dreams need effortless sleep and success needs sleepless efforts.

If you dream it, you can do it.

I think even outside of being an artist, anyone with success should always put themselves in a position to help others.

Everyone gotta eat!

Never rise to speak till you have something to say; and when you have said it, cease.

You win some, you lose some, but you live. You live to fight another day.

That's the whole key to anything: Don't be afraid to fail.

Only way you can get upset is when you expecting something.

You have to meet all of the challenges, big and small. Because how you start is how you finish.

You can't change what happened. Just like you can't change the future by worrying about it. You just have to keep moving.

I can't build myself by beating somebody down.

I'm not afraid to fail. Sometimes when you lose, you win. Sometimes when you win, you lose.

Suffering is a good teacher. It keeps you in its grip until you've learned your lesson.

Sometimes when you lose you win, son. Failure is just life's way of preparing you for success.

They say if you don't have your health you ain't got nothing, but the truth is you ain't got nothing if you don't have no one to worry about your health.

I feel like this: Whatever is in your path and in your heart, you need to do.

Follow your heart. Don’t follow what you’ve been told you’re supposed to do.

We got dreams and we got the right to chase ’em.

To appreciate the sun, you gotta know what rain is.

Anything’s possible, you gotta dream like you never seen obstacles.

If you ain’t aim too high, then you aim too low!

Take a chance, because you never know how perfect something can turn out.

I’d rather be happy being myself than sad trying to please everyone else.

You have to hurt in order to know. Fall in order to grow. Lose in order to gain. Because most of life’s lessons are learned in pain.

If they don’t know your dreams, they can’t shoot them down.

Anything I do, I want to do it well.

I’m here to spread a message of hope. Follow your heart. Don’t follow what you’ve been told you’re supposed to do.

No such thing as a life that’s better than yours, no such thing – no such thing…

There’s a story behind every person, a reason why they are the way they are. So, think about that before you judge someone.

If you place your importance on appreciation and love, that’s enough.

It’s beauty in the struggle, ugliness in the success.

Either you play the game or you let the game play you.

Don’t let bridges you cross be bridges you burn.

Never give up until you’ve given out all your very best. It’s better to fail trying, than wondering what could have happened if you tried.

I keep my head high, I got my wings to carry me. I don’t know freedom, I want my dreams to rescue me.

Life is all about the evolution.

I seen a baby cry seconds later he laughs… the beauty of life, the pain never lasts.

Don’t let them taint your soul.

You are perfect exactly as you are. With all your flaws and problems, there’s no need to change anything. All you need to change is the thought that you aren’t good enough.

Life can bring much pain. There are many ways to deal with this pain. Choose wisely.

And the strongest drug of them all – Love.

One thing about your demons they bound to catch up one day. I’d rather see you stand up and face them than run away.

My intuition is telling me there’ll be better days.

You can dream but don’t neglect the execution.

What’s done in the dark will always find a way to shine

But the only real change come from inside.

No need to fix what God already put his paint brush on.

THEY STOLE US, THEY SOLD US, AND NOW THEY OWE US!