“When all else fails to organize the people, conditions will.”

Be Black, buy Black, think Black, and all else will take care of itself.

Africa for the Africans, at home and abroad!

There is no humanity before that which starts with yourself.

Unite all people of African ancestry of the world to one great body to establish a country and absolute government of their own.

Lose not courage, lose not faith, go forward.

Progress is the attraction that moves humanity.

Take advantage of every opportunity; where there is none, make it for yourself.

Do not remove the kinks from your hair–remove them from your brain.

Let the sky and God be our limit and Eternity our measurement.

The Black skin is not a badge of shame, but rather a glorious symbol of national greatness.

Whatsoever things common to man, that man has done, man can do.

I like honesty and fair play.

Chance has never yet satisfied the hope of suffering people.

There shall be no solution to this race problem until you, yourselves, strike the blow for liberty.

Never forget that intelligence rules the world and ignorance carry the burden. Therefore, remove yourself as far as possible from ignorance and seek as far as possible to be intelligent.

Black men, you were once great; you shall be great again. Lose not courage or faith, go forward.

An unmarried woman is way better than an unhappy married woman.

We all need someone to stay.

Finding old music you used to listen to is like getting back in touch with an old friend.

The relationship you have with yourself is the most complicated because you can’t walk away from you.

Don’t let the fear of failure make you dig up what you’ve planted just to see if it’s growing.  

You are the only you that has ever been created in the history of the universe.

You cannot reclaim what you have spent.

Paper has more patience than people.