I myself have never been concerned with whether we are considered known or unknown. It's no problem of ours.

One of the things that made the Black Muslim movement grow was its emphasis upon things African. This was the secret to the growth of the Black Muslim movement. African blood, African origin, African culture, African ties. And you'd be surprised - we discovered that deep within the subconscious of the black man in this country, he is still more African than he is American.

In fact, once he is motivated no one can change more completely than the man who has been at the bottom. I call myself the best example of that.

All of the civil rights problems during the past years have created a situation where America right now is moving toward a police state. You can't have anything otherwise. So that's your supposition.

As long as you are convinced you have never done anything, you can never do anything.

There has to be something wrong when a man or a woman leaves his own people and marries somebody of another kind.

As I say, if we bring up religion we'll have differences; we'll have arguments; and we'll never be able to get together.