The black man in Africa had mastered the arts and sciences. He knew the course of the stars in the universe before the man up in Europe knew that the earth wasn't flat.

Of all our studies, it is history that is best qualified to reward our research.

There 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.

They [prisons] are not designed to rehabilitate the - the inmate, though the, the public propaganda is that this is their function.

I am not a racist in any form whatsoever. I don't believe in any form of discrimination or segregation.

That's where Dr. [Martin Luther] King is mixed up. His goals should be the solution of the problem of the black man in America.

It takes heart to be a guerrilla warrior because you’re on your own. In conventional warfare you have tanks and a whole lot of other people with you to back you up - planes over your head and all that kind of stuff. But a guerrilla is on his own. All you have is a rifle, some sneakers and a bowl of rice, and that’s all you need - and a lot of heart.