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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?

Malcolm X

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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Change Enable Flexible Himself Man Mental Necessary Open Minded Permit
Education is the means to help our children and thereby increase self-respect.
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Children Education Help Increase Self Respect
The only way we’ll get freedom for ourselves is to identify ourselves with every oppressed people in the world.
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Freedom History Identity Ourselves People Politics World
Respect me, or put me to death.
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Death One Liner Self Respect
My sincerity is my credentials.
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One Liner Sincere
To have once been a criminal is no disgrace. To remain a criminal is the disgrace.
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Crime Disgrace
If not now then when, if not me then who?
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Business Inspirational One Liner Time Work Hard
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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Acceptance Battle Believe Fight Freedom Hell People Religion
We’re all in the same boat and we all are going to catch the same hell from the same man.
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Boat Catch Hell Man
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.
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Argument Mathematics Mistake Reason Subject
I’m for truth, no matter who tells it. I’m for justice, no matter who it is for or against. I’m a human being, first and foremost, and as such I’m for whoever and whatever benefits humanity as a whole.
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Against Benefit Human Humanity Justice Matter Truth
It is only after the deepest darkness that the greatest light can come; it is only after extreme grief that the greatest joy can come.
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Come Darkness Extreme Grief Joy Light
I could spend the rest of my life reading, just satisfying my curiosity.
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Book Curiosity Life Reading Satisfaction Spend
In fact, once he is motivated no one can change more completely than the man who has been at the bottom. I call myself the best example of that.
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Change Complete Example Man Motivational Myself Struggle
Be peaceful, be courteous, obey the law, respect everyone; but if someone puts his hand on you, send him to the cemetery.
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Courtesy Law Obey Peace Respect Violence
So early in my life, I had learned that if you want something, you had better make some noise.
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Accomplishment Inspirational Learning Life Noise Want Work Hard

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