I think what motivates people is not great hate, but great love for other people.

But before we die, how shall we live? I say with hope and dignity; and if premature death is the result, that death has a meaning reactionary suicide can never have. It is the price of self-respect.

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

The nature of a panther is that he never attacks. But if anyone attacks or backs into a corner, the panther comes up to wipe that aggressor or that attacker out.

When I was in the penitentiary after being accused of killing a policeman, I was more in the system in the penitentiary than ever.

You can jail a Revolutionary, but you can't jail the Revolution.

I always said this and the people think it's a cute answer, but I say we have always been in the system and that's why we fight because we don't like the system. We are trying to transform it.