"Rise above the storm and you will find the sunshine."

“If we are to define science, ... it does not consist so much in knowing, nor even in "organized knowledge," as it does in diligent inquiry into truth for truth's sake, without any sort of axe to grind, nor for the sake of the delight of contemplating it, but from an impulse to penetrate into the reason of things.”

“There are as many ways to help another human being as there are people in need of help. For some, the urgent need is as basic as food and water. For others, it is an opportunity to develop a talent, realize an idea, and reach one's full potential.”

“For me, the creation of a photograph is experienced as a heightened emotional response, most akin to poetry and music, each image the culmination of a compelling impulse I cannot deny. Whether working with a human figure or a still life, I am deeply aware of my spiritual connection with it. In my life, as in my work, I am motivated by a great yearning for balance and harmony beyond the realm of human experience, reaching for the essence of oneness with the Universe.”

“I want to make a positive point of Ikea. It makes income inequality a minor distraction.”

“He that speaks much, is much mistaken.”

“Dreams and reality are opposites. Action synthesizes them.”

Source : Assata Shakur (1987). “Assata: An Autobiography”, p.275, Zed Books

“Judy Garland was just so delicious in every way and just so honest and generous.”

“That is my theory to explain the I don't knows. It's human.”