Power is the ability to define phenomena, and make it act in a desired manner.

We have two evils to fight, capitalism and racism. We must destroy both racism and capitalism.

To die for the racists is lighter than a feather, but to die for the people is heavier than any mountain and deeper than any sea.

I think it's absurd to talk about - one time you were outside the system, now you are in the system - no, we fight, the cause of the fight is because the system is bad that we can't get out of it.

I think the time is right for organizing and to give Blacks more political - the progressive Blacks, you have to make a distinction - participation, more Blacks in more authoritative positions, in more electoral political positions. But we want the right ones.

You can kill my body, and you can take my life but you can never kill my soul. My soul will live forever!

I wanted to leave high school in 1958 and join the Cuban revolution. So the only reason I did not come to join [Fidel] Castro was because my mother would not let me. I was only 16.