If you stick a knife nine inches into my back and pull it out three inches, that is not progress.
Malcolm XThe white people who are guilty of white supremacy are trying to hide their own guilt by accusing The Honorable Elijah Muhammad of teaching black supremacy when he tries to uplift the mentality, the social, mental and economic condition of the black people in America.
Malcolm XThere is no better than adversity. Every defeat, every heartbreak, every loss, contains its own seed, its own lesson on how to improve your performance the next time.
Malcolm XDo something for yourself, and then you will be recognized by the entire world as a man who has done for himself what others have done for themselves.
Malcolm X