People are tried and convicted in the newspapers and on television before they ever see a courtroom.

People think that in order for something to work, it has to be complicated, but a lot of times the opposite is true. We usually reach success by putting the simple truths that we know into practice.

Part of being a revolutionary is creating a vision that is more humane. That is more fun, too. That is more loving. It's really working to create something beautiful.

We need to be weapons of mass construction, weapons of mass love. It's not enough just to change the system. We need to change ourselves.

The attitudes of many police organizations were extremely negative to the prospect of Rap, and many officials weren't afraid to say that they were against it. To them, Rappers were just criminals waiting to get caught.

I can't do nothin except try to find cloud nine.

No one is going to give you the education you need to overthrow them.