I don't know anywhere in the world where there is not racism against somebody.
The mind is the reality. You are what you think.
It's obvious we can't all be a Gully Foyle, but most of us energize at such a low level, so far short of our real capabilities, we could all be more, do more.
I'm a great believer in people and their untapped potential.
The test of intellect is the refusal to belabor the obvious.
The damnable frustration of revenge. Revenge is for dreams. . . never for reality.
You pigs, you. You rut like pigs, is all. You got the most in you, and you use the least. You hear me, you? Got a million in you and spend pennies. Got a genius in you and think crazies. Got a heart in you and feel empties. All a you. Every you.
Stability is why society has an interest in marriage.
I consider non-violence to be compassion in action. It doesn’t mean weakness, cowering in fear, or simply doing nothing. It is to act without violence, motivated by compassion, recognising the rights of others.
And that's all we are Jefferson, all of us on this earth, a piece of drifting wood. until we - each of us, individually- decide to become something else. I am still that piece of drifting wood, and those out there are no better. But you can be better.
To be black and conscious in America is to be in a constant state of rage.