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Storytellers are a threat. They threaten all champions of control
Chinua Achebe Quotes
“Until the lions have their own historians, the history of the hunt will always glorify the hunter.”
“A man who calls his kinsmen to a feast does not do so to save them from starving.”
“The world has no end, and what is good among one people is an abomination with others.”
“We cannot trample upon the humanity of others without devaluing our own.”
“Storytellers are a threat. They threaten all champions of control.”
“If you don’t like someone’s story, write your own.”
“The impatient idealist says: ‘Give me a place to stand and I shall move the earth.’ But such a place does not exist.”
“Art is man’s constant effort to create for himself a different order of reality from that which is given to him.”
“One of the truest tests of integrity is its blunt refusal to be compromised.”
“When suffering knocks at your door and you say there is no seat for him, he tells you not to worry because he has brought his own stool.”
“The damage done in one year can sometimes take ten or twenty years to repair.”
“A man who lives on the banks of the Niger should not wash his hands with spittle.”
“Age was respected among his people, but achievement was revered.”
“The world is like a Mask dancing. If you want to see it well, you do not stand in one place.”
“Privilege, you see, is one of the great adversaries of the imagination.”
“A man who pays respect to the great paves the way for his own greatness.”
“The impatient idealist says: ‘Give me a place to stand and I shall move the earth.’ But such a place does not exist.”
“When old people speak, it is not because of the sweetness of words in our mouths; it is because we see something which you do not see.”
“The white man is very clever. He came quietly and peaceably with his religion. We were amused at his foolishness and allowed him to stay.”
“Eneke the bird says that since men have learned to shoot without missing, he has learned to fly without perching.”
Marcus Garvey Quotes
“A people without the knowledge of their past history, origin and culture is like a tree without roots.”
“Emancipate yourselves from mental slavery, none but ourselves can free our minds.”
“If you have no confidence in self, you are twice defeated in the race of life.”
“The ends you serve that are selfish will take you no further than yourself; but the ends you serve that are for all, in common, will take you into eternity.”
“God and Nature first made us what we are, and then out of our own created genius we make ourselves what we want to be.”
“Liberate the minds of men and ultimately you will liberate the bodies of men.”
“What you do today that is worthwhile, inspires others to act at some future time.”
“Chance has never yet satisfied the hope of a suffering people.”
“The black skin is not a badge of shame, but rather a glorious symbol of national greatness.”
“We must canonize our own saints, create our own martyrs, and elevate to positions of fame and honor black men and women who have made their distinct contributions to our racial history.”
“A reading man and woman is a ready man and woman, but a writing man and woman is exact.”
“Take advantage of every opportunity; where there is none, make it for yourself.”
“There is no force like success, and that is why the individual makes all effort to surround himself throughout life with the evidence of it.”
“The world has made being black a crime, and I have felt it in my soul.”
“I have no desire to take all black people back to Africa; there are blacks who are no good here and will be no good there.”
“We are going to emancipate ourselves from mental slavery because whilst others might free the body, none but ourselves can free the mind.”
“I trust that you will so live today as to realize that you are masters of your own destiny.”
“The Black skin is not a badge of shame, but rather a glorious symbol of national greatness.”
“We must give up the silly idea of folding our hands and waiting on God to do everything for us.”
“If you haven’t confidence in self, you are twice defeated in the race of life.”
Bob Marley Quotes
“The truth is, everyone is going to hurt you. You just got to find the ones worth suffering for.”
“One good thing about music, when it hits you, you feel no pain.”
“Love the life you live. Live the life you love.”
“Don’t gain the world and lose your soul; wisdom is better than silver or gold.”
“Open your eyes, look within. Are you satisfied with the life you’re living?”
“The greatness of a man is not in how much wealth he acquires, but in his integrity and his ability to affect those around him positively.”
“Who are you to judge the life I live? I know I’m not perfect – and I don’t live to be – but before you start pointing fingers, make sure your hands are clean.”
“Some people feel the rain. Others just get wet.”
“You never know how strong you are until being strong is your only choice.”
“The good times of today are the sad thoughts of tomorrow.”
“My music will go on forever. Maybe it’s a fool say that, but when me know facts me can say facts. My music will go on forever.”
“Don’t worry about a thing, ’cause every little thing gonna be all right.”
“Me only have one ambition, y’know. I only have one thing I really like to see happen. I like to see mankind live together – black, white, Chinese, everyone – that’s all.”
“The biggest coward is a man who awakens a woman’s love with no intention of loving her.”
“When one door is closed, don’t you know, another is open.”
“If you get down and quarrel everyday, you’re saying prayers to the devil, I say.”
“I don’t stand for the black man’s side, I don’t stand for the white man’s side. I stand for God’s side.”
“My music fights against the system that teaches to live and die.”
“Better to die fighting for freedom than be a prisoner all the days of your life.”
“The people who were trying to make this world worse are not taking the day off. Why should I?”
