“The greatest possession of a man is character.”

People without knowledge of their past history, origin, and culture are like a tree without roots.

The pen is mightier than the sword, but the tongue is mightier than them both put together.

Always try to associate with people from whom you can learn something. All the knowledge that you want is in the world, and all you have to do is go and seek it.

Hungry men have no respect for the law, authority, or human life.

The only protection against INJUSTICE in man is POWER? Physical, financial, and scientific.

I know no national boundary where the Negro is concerned. The whole world is my province until Africa is free.

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.