We've got to face the fact that some people say you fight fire best with fire, but we say you put fire out best with water. We say you don't fight racism with racism. We're gonna fight racism with solidarity. ― Fred Hampton

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Racism is an excuse used for capitalism. ― Fred Hampton

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One day each of us will run out of tomorrows. Let us not put off what is important.

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There are five important things for living a successful and fulfilling life: never stop dreaming, never stop believing, never give up, never stop trying, and never stop learning. - Roy T. Bennett

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I feel like I have to put on for my city, because we have so many legends and so many greats.- Megan Thee Stallion

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Not only do I think being nice and kind is easy but being kind, in my opinion, is important. -Dwayne Johnson

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Giving a child an education is by far one of the most important investments we can make.

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History isn't something you look back at and say it was inevitable, it happens because people make decisions that are sometimes very impulsive and of the moment, but those moments are cumulative realities.- Marsha P. Johnson

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One very important aspect of art is that it makes people aware of what they know and don’t know they know... Once the breakthrough is made, there is a permanent expansion of awareness. But there is always a reaction of rage, of outrage, at the first breakthrough... So the artist, then, expands awareness. And once the breakthrough is made, this becomes part of the general awareness.

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Never do anything complicated when something simple will serve as well. It's one of the most important secrets of living.

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