"The man who is not able to develop and use his mind is bound to be the slave of the other man who uses his mind"

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Source : Marcus Garvey (1991). “The Marcus Garvey and Universal Negro Improvement Association Papers”, p.791, Univ of California Press

Marcus Garvey

#Men Quotes #Mind Quotes #Use Quotes

“This program that the Republican majority has taken us toward as a country is leading us to fiscal bankruptcy.”
“In order for us as poor and oppressed people to become part of a society that is meaningful, the system under which we now exist has to be radically changed... It means facing a system that does not lend its self to your needs and devising means by which you change that system.”
“The songs I had are withered Or vanished clean. Yet there are bright tracks Where I have been.”

Source : 1922 'The Songs I Had'.
“To me, Kane's always been a good guy, a good teammate. I think now he's got a girlfriend. You can tell, he's 24, turning 25, he's not 18 or 19 anymore. It's kind of fun seeing him and Toews get a little bit older, have girlfriends. They're starting to stay in on a Friday night, watch a movie instead.”
“My parents divorced when I was born, and my mother is a political science professor, like a feminist Mormon, which is sort of an oxymoron.”
“It is sad when two people turn from the paths theyâ€™re traveling, and their paths go on to cross without them.”
“Being part of what I call the "click" generation - where everything has to be fast and revolutionary and you just want more, and it's about likes and consuming - I want to bring new things to the table. A lot of designers say they're scared or overwhelmed because everything moves so quickly now. I think it would be scarier if it was too slow. I want to go fast.”
“Education is not simply to learn to read and write. It's emancipation. It makes you free.”

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