Quotes from Malcolm X

Mankind's history has proved from one era to another that the true criterion of leadership is spiritual

Do nothing unto anyone that you would not like to have done unto yourself. Seek peace, and never be the aggressor—but if anyone attacks you, we do not teach you to turn the other cheek.

I don't know how many marriage breakups are caused by these movie-and television-addicted women expecting some bouquets and kissing and hugging and being swept out like Cinderella for dinner and dancing -- then getting mad when a poor, scraggly husband comes in tired and sweaty from working like a dog all day, looking for some food.

I'm for truth, no matter who tells it. I'm for justice, no matter who is for or against it.

It seems that some women love to be exploited. when they are not exploited, they exploit the man.

By making our people in the Western Hemisphere hate Africa, we ended up hating ourselves. We hated our African characteristics. We hated our African identity. We hated our African features. So much so that you would find those of us in the West who would hate the shape of our nose. We would hate the shape of our lips. We would hate the color of our skin and the texture of our hair. This was a reaction, but we didn't realize that it was a reaction.

Nobody can give you freedom. Nobody can give you equality or justice or anything. If you really want it, you take it.

Where the really sincere white people have got to do their "proving" of themselves is not among the black victims, but out on the battle lines of where America's racism really is—and that's in their own home communities; America's racism is among their own fellow whites. That's where the sincere whites who really mean to accomplish something have got to work. Aside

In any organization, someone must be the boss. If it's even just one person, you've got to be the boss of yourself.

the truth can be quickly received, or received at all, only by the sinner who knows and admits that he is guilty of having sinned much. Stated another way: only guilt admitted accepts truth.

People don't realize how a man's whole life can be changed by one book.

No one will know who we are... until we now who we are! We will be able to go anywhere until we know where we are!