"We have to realize our black heritage in order to give us strength to move on and progress. But as far as returning to the old African culture, it's unnecessary and it's not advantageous in many respects. We believe that culture itself will not liberate us. We're going to need some stronger stuff."

-- Huey Newton

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“One day, I got so disgusted that I sat down and wrote a list called 'Justin's list of things to do before he kicks the bucket.' I wrote it for myself and shortened it to 'Justin's Bucket List.' It was there on the wall, not as a story idea but as a motivational tool for myself, which actually ended up working pretty well.”
“Adulterers in churches and ***** in the schools, you got gangsters in power and lawbreakers making rules. When you gonna wake up?”
“The challenge throughout has been to tell what I view as the truth about racism without causing disabling despair.”

Source : Derrick Bell (2008). “Faces At The Bottom Of The Well: The Permanence Of Racism”, p.9, Basic Books
“At the bidding of a Peter the Hermit millions of men hurled themselves against the East; the words of an hallucinated enthusiast such as Mahomet created a force capable of triumphing over the Graeco-Roman world; an obscure monk like Luther bathed Europe in blood. The voice of a Galileo or a Newton will never have the least echo among the masses. The inventors of genius hasten the march of civilization. The fanatics and the hallucinated create history.”
“I never give up on things.”
“I would have to ask the public to choose between a culture of hate or a culture of love. I am sure our poor will pick the latter. With the Marcos assets, we could regain this value of sharing love with one another.”
“The pressure to give A grades is intense. It comes from the students and increasingly from their parents as well.”

Source : "Appleton Leaves Dartmouth". www.dartreview.com. October 27, 2005.
“I live only in the moment in this strange unmortal space, crowded with beauty, pierced with danger.”

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