Children have a lesson adults should learn, to not be ashamed of failing, but to get up and try again.
MALCOLM XIf you don’t stand for something you will fall for anything.
More Malcolm X Quotes
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The mental flexibility of the wise man permits him to keep an open mind and enables him to readjust himself whenever it becomes necessary for a change.
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We cannot think of being acceptable to others until we have first proven acceptable to ourselves.
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One day, may we all meet together in the light of understanding.
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I believe in human beings, and that all human beings should be respected as such, regardless of their color.
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I’m sorry to say that the subject I most disliked was mathematics. I have thought about it. I think the reason was that mathematics leaves no room for argument. If you made a mistake, that was all there was to it.
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Reform is for people who have government connections, revolution is for the people!
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Ignorance of each other is what has made unity impossible in the past.
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We are non-violent with people who are non-violent with us.
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Just as a tree without roots is dead, a people without history or cultural roots also becomes a dead people.
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Education is our passport to the future, for tomorrow belongs to the people who prepare for it today.
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The ability to read awoke inside of me some long dormant craving to be mentally alive.
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I could spend the rest of my life reading, just satisfying my curiosity.
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Truth is on the side of the oppressed.
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My sincerity is my credentials.
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Be peaceful, be courteous, obey the law, respect everyone; but if someone puts his hand on you, send him to the cemetery.
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