“You don’t have to be a man to fight for freedom. All you have to do is to be an intelligent human being.”

Hatred and anger are powerless when met with kindness.

Children have a lesson adults should learn, to not be ashamed of failing, but to get up and try again.

I believe in the brotherhood of man, all men, but I don’t believe in brotherhood with anybody who doesn’t want brotherhood with me.

Anytime you have to rely upon your enemy for a job you’re in bad shape.

I think that the best thing that a person can be is sincere.

When ‘I’ replaced with ‘We’, even the illness becomes wellness.

There can be no black-white unity until there is first some black unity.

If you have no critics you’ll likely have no success.

You and I have never seen democracy; all we’ve seen is hypocrisy.

The mother is the first teacher of the child. The message she gives that child, that child gives to the world.

We are non-violent with people who are non-violent with us.

The only thing power respects, is power.

I don’t advocate violence; but if a man steps on my toes, I’ll step on his.

We’re all in the same boat and we all are going to catch the same hell from the same man.

Read absolutely everything you get your hands on because you’ll never know where you’ll get an idea from.

One day, may we all meet together in the light of understanding.

I’m not used to crying. It’s a little difficult. All my life I’ve had to fight. It’s just another fight I’m going to have to learn how to win, that’s all. I’m just going to have to keep smiling.

The fight isn’t over – it’s just begun. It’s time to suit up for a battle that might determine the war.

I am the daughter of Black writers who are descended from Freedom Fighters who broke their chains and changed the world. They call me.

You have to fight for the things you want.

We are – each and every one of us – unlearning misogyny. It’s going to take some time. But be aware and active of your prejudices. Notice when they kick in and resist. Fight to stay soft and open. Step back and squint hard.

My owner is life and that’s what I fight for.

The Red Army and Navy and the whole Soviet people must fight for every inch of Soviet soil, fight to the last drop of blood for our towns and villages…onward, to victory!

Why getting angry? Getting angry doesn’t solve anything. I don’t like yelling and fighting and I can’t quarrel, I prefer to let it drop. When people use disagreeable words, I feel crushed and remember them for a long time.