Matter Quotes

Many whites, even white Southerners told me that even though it may have seemed like the blacks were being freed (by my actions) they felt more free and at ease themselves. They thought that my action didn’t just free blacks but them, too.

Listen to your values, what really matters, and let them guide you.

For today’s generation of blacks to act as if their struggle compares to that of two generations ago insults and diminishes that generation’s struggle.

The stairs of our industry must be accessible to all. Let’s climb.

I didn’t want to speak for black people. I wanted to speak to and to be among. It’s us.

We didn’t have any civil rights. It was just a matter of survival, of existing from one day to the next.

If you have a problem figuring out whether you’re for me or Trump, then you ain’t black

Black people have always been used as a buffer in this country between powers to prevent class war.

The stairs of our industry must be accessible to all. Let’s climb.

Everything doesn’t happen for a reason, but you can find a reason to keep going no matter what happens.