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.
MALCOLM XOne day, may we all meet together in the light of understanding.
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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Only those who have already experienced a revolution within themselves can reach out effectively to help others.
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The only persons who really changed history are those who changed men’s thinking about themselves.
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The future belongs to those who prepare for it today.
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Children have a lesson adults should learn, to not be ashamed of failing, but to get up and try again.
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You get your freedom by letting your enemy know that you’ll do anything to get it. Then you’ll get it. It’s the only way you’ll get it.
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How can you thank a man for giving you what’s already yours? How then can you thank him for giving you only part of what is yours?
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Learn to see, listen, and think for yourself.
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I believe in a religion that believes in freedom. Any time I have to accept a religion that won’t let me fight a battle for my people, I say to hell with that religion.
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The media’s the most powerful entity on earth. They have the power to make the innocent guilty and to make the guilty innocent, and that’s power. Because they control the minds of the masses.
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If you’re not ready to die for it, take the word ‘freedom’ out of your vocabulary.
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I have more respect for a man who lets me know where he stands, even if he’s wrong, than the one who comes up like an angel and is nothing but a devil.
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A wise man can play the part of a clown, but a clown can’t play the part of a wise man.
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There is no better than adversity. Every defeat, every heartbreak, every loss, contains its own seed, its own lesson on how to improve your performance the next time.
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Education is the means to help our children and thereby increase self-respect.
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