Digressions incontestably are the sunshine; they are the life, the soul of reading.
I say violence is necessary. It is as American as cherry pie.
I say violence is necessary. Violence is a part of America's culture. It is as American as cherry pie. Americans taught the black people to be violent. We will use that violence to rid ourselves of oppression if necessary. We will be free, by any means necessary.
Individuals do not create rebellions; conditions do.
When you understand your obligations to God then you can understand your obligations to society.
In terms of the revolution, I believe that the revolution will be a revolution of dispossessed people in this country: that's the Mexican American, the Puerto Rican American, the American Indian, and black people.
Everybody in the black community must organize, and then we decide whether we will have alliance with other people or not, but not until we are organized.
Football is more important to me than money right now.
Justice and beauty are central to God's new world and should be central to our work. Together they frame the good news of Jesus.
Art is nothing if you don't reach every segment of the people.
We have either to progress or to degenerate. Our ancestors did great things in the past, but we have to grow into a fuller life and march beyond even their great achievements.