"Don't let them fool ya, or even try to school ya! Oh, no! We've got our own education!"

"Live for yourself and you will live in vain; live for others, and you will live again."

"Open your eyes, look within. Are you satisfied with the life you're living?"

"My father was a white man. I mean, I'm half-white. But me don't stand for no white man. Me don't stand for no black man. Me stand for God."

"When the roots are strong, the tree doesn't fear the wind."