“The man who is not able to develop and use his mind is bound to be the slave of the other man who uses his mind.”

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.

Once you develop a comfort level with someone, that translates on camera.

There is no defense or security for any of us except in the highest intelligence and development of all.

The grandest of all laws is the law of progressive development. Under it, in the wide sweep of things, men grow wiser as they grow older, and societies better.

A neighborhood friend showed me how it was possible to go to a camera shop and pick up chemicals for pennies literally and develop your own film and make prints.

Mathematics, in the development of its ideas, has only to take account of the immanent reality of its concepts and has absolutely no obligation to examine their transient reality.

The sun shines equally on diamond and charcoal, but the former has developed qualities that enable it to reflect the sunlight brilliantly, while the latter is unable to reflect the sunlight. Emulate the diamond in your dealings with people. Brightly reflect the light of God’s love.

We live in a world where knowledge is developing at an ever-accelerating rate. Drink deeply from this ever-springing well of wisdom and human experience.

Developing personal power includes learning not to negotiate your self-worth for the sake of someone else or sell yourself short for a job.