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

Malcolm X

A wise man can play the part of a clown, but a clown can’t play the part of a wise man.
MALCOLM X

Clown Man Play Wise
To have once been a criminal is no disgrace. To remain a criminal is the disgrace.
MALCOLM X

Crime Disgrace
How can anyone be against love?
MALCOLM X

Against Love One Liner
Education is the means to help our children and thereby increase self-respect.
MALCOLM X

Children Education Help Increase Self Respect
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 X

Argument Mathematics Mistake Reason Subject
If you have a dog, I must have a dog. If you have a rifle, I must have a rifle. If you have a club, I must have a club. This is equality.
MALCOLM X

Black Lives Matter Equality Justice
Reading has changed the course of my life radically. I did not aim behind it to gain any certificates to improve my position. Rather, I wanted to live intellectually.
MALCOLM X

Certificate Change Course Gain Improvement Intellect Life Position Reading
We’re all in the same boat and we all are going to catch the same hell from the same man.
MALCOLM X

Boat Catch Hell Man
Just as a tree without roots is dead, a people without history or cultural roots also becomes a dead people.
MALCOLM X

Culture Dead History People Root Tree
To me, the thing that is worse than death is betrayal. I could conceive death, but I could not conceive betrayal.
MALCOLM X

Betrayal Concieve Death Deep Worse
If someone puts their hands on you make sure they never put their hands on anybody else again.
MALCOLM X

Brutal Hands Police Solitude Sure Violence
Respect me, or put me to death.
MALCOLM X

Death One Liner Self Respect
As long as you are convinced you have never done anything, you can never do anything.
MALCOLM X

Convince Done Motivational
Who taught you to hate yourself?
MALCOLM X

Hate Teaching Yourself
Be peaceful, be courteous, obey the law, respect everyone; but if someone puts his hand on you, send him to the cemetery.
MALCOLM X

Courtesy Law Obey Peace Respect Violence
I could spend the rest of my life reading, just satisfying my curiosity.
MALCOLM X

Book Curiosity Life Reading Satisfaction Spend

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