“We were aware of the fact that death walks hand in hand with struggle.”

There has been only a civil rights movement, whose tone of voice was adapted to an audience of liberal whites.

The death of Che Guevara places a responsibility on all revolutionaries of the World to redouble their decision to fight on to the final defeat of Imperialism. That is why in essence Che Guevara is not dead, his ideas are with us.

We had no more courage than Harriet Tubman or Marcus Garvey had in their times. We just had a more vulnerable enemy.

Seems to me that the institutions that function in this country are clearly racist, and that they’re built upon racism.

Now you know where I got my name.

An organization which claims to be working for the needs of a community – as SNCC does – must work to provide that community with a position of strength from which to make its voice heard. This is the significance of black power beyond the slogan

Our noses are broad, our lips are thick, our hair is nappy-we are black and beautiful!

What a liberal really wants is to bring about change that will not in any way endanger his position.

The masses don’t shed their blood for the benefit of a few individuals.

The first need of a free people is to define their own terms.

I place my own hope for the United States in the growth of belief among the unqualified that they are in fact qualified: they can articulate and be responsible and hold power

Integration is a man’s ability to want to move in there by himself. If someone wants to live in a white neighborhood and he is black, that is his choice. It should be his rights. It is not because white people will not allow him.

I ain’t going to jail no more. The only way we gonna stop them white men from whuppin’ us is to take over. What we gonna start sayin’ now is Black Power!

The time for running has come to an end. You tell them white folk in Mississippi that all the scared niggers are dead!

The only position for women in SNCC is prone.

It is a call for black people in this country to unite, to recognize their heritage, to build a sense of community. It is a call for black people to define their own goals, to lead their own organizations.

Being present means being completely aware of all that is. It means you’re not in denial, you’re not pretending, and you’re not avoiding.

We communicate all the time, even when we don’t realize it. Be aware of body language.

On any given day, in any given moment, something could happen that opens up for you an entirely new path. Be still, be alert, be ready.

Know that people are doing the best they can from their level of awareness. Accept people for who they are and always be ready to forgive.

Joy is being fully aware of reality.

My deepest awareness of myself is that I am deeply loved by Jesus Christ and I have done nothing to earn it or deserve it.

Owning your own feelings, rather than blaming them on someone else, is the mark of a person who has moved from contracted to expanded awareness.

I have two passions in my life. One is to raise the awareness of the internment of Japanese-American citizens. My other passion is the theater.