“We’re not metaphysicians, we’re not idealists, we’re dialectical materialists. And we deal with what reality is, whether we like it or not.”

If you dare to struggle, you dare to win. If you dare not struggle, then damn it, you don’t deserve to win.

I don”t know if I like communism, and I don”t know if I like socialism. But I know that the Breakfast for Children Program feeds my kids. And if you put your hands on that Breakfast for Children Program.

You can kill a revolutionary but you can’t kill revolution, you can jail a liberator but you can’t jail liberation.

If you ever think about me, and you ain’t gonna do no revolutionary act, forget about me. I don’t want myself on your mind if you’re not going to work for the people.

You have to understand that people have to pay a price for peace. If you dare to struggle, you dare to win.

We’re not a racist organization, because we understand that racism is an excuse used for capitalism, and we know that racism is just – it’s a byproduct of capitalism.

You can jail a Revolutionary, but you can’t jail the Revolution.

I am the people, I’m not the pig. You got to make a distinction. And the people are going to have to attack the pigs. The people are going to have to stand up against the pigs. That’s what the Panthers is doing, that’s what the Panthers are doing all over the world.

Let me just say: Peace to you, if you’re willing to fight for it.

Nothing is more important than stopping fascism, because fascism is gonna stop us all.

You can kill a revolutionary, but you cannot kill a revolution.

Don’t worry about the Black Panther Party. As long as you keep the beat, we’ll keep on going.

The people that we’re asking for peace, they’re a bunch of megalomaniac warmongers and they don’t even understand what peace means.

I have a lot of respect for Martin Luther King. I think he was one of the greatest orators that the country ever produced.

In plain proletarian worker’s language, it takes two to tango.

In plain proletarian worker’s language, it takes two to tango.

I was on a TV show called ‘Glee.’ I mean, I was on the real tail end of that show; it was already way past its peak. But still, for me aged 17 landing something like that was a big deal.

There comes a time when you have to put forth the action and actually see whether you’re really just talking to promote yourself, just to sell yourself, or to build your confidence or build confidence around you… or are you the real deal?

There’s no difference in dealing with the music business with the majors than any other competition. The music business is way more cutthroat than any other business.

The drug dealers, they sympathize with me. They see me as some sort of pathetic character.

Many times drugs and alcohol – there’s a technical term that they’re called, emotional suppressants – are the only things that can help a person survive and get through and be able to deal with their pain.

I’d rather deal with Tipper than Bush. He’s trying to kill everybody in jail.

I’m so used to changing time zones that I can sleep at any time. I’m rarely ever tossing and turning – if I am, it’s really a big deal.

Anybody that I ever dealt with knows that I’m a very focused individual, and when it comes to my work and what I do, you might have to play the back burner to that.