Quotes for English Learners
Quotes by
Malcolm X
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Malcolm X
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Malcolm X :
A man A man who stands for nothing will fall for anything.
Malcolm X |
developmental
Acceptable We cannot think of being acceptable to others until we have first proven acceptable to ourselves.
Malcolm X |
developmental
Adversity There is no better than adversity. Every defeat, every heartbreak, every loss, contains its own seed, its own lesson on how to improve your performance the next time.
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loss
Appreciation of freedom
It is only after slavery and prison that the sweetest appreciation of freedom can come.
Malcolm X |
freedom
Be peaceful Be peaceful, be courteous, obey the law, respect everyone; but if someone puts his hand on you, send him to the cemetery.
Malcolm X |
developmental
Critics If you have no critics you'll likely have no success.
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motivational
Education Education is the passport to the future, for tomorrow belongs to those who prepare for it today.
Malcolm X |
education
Education And just because you have colleges and universities doesn't mean you have education.
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education
Fight for freedom You don't have to be a man to fight for freedom. All you have to do is to be an intelligent human being
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freedom
Freedom If you're not ready to die for it, take the word freedom out of your vocabulary.
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freedom
Getting Freedom You get your freedom by letting your enemy know that you'll do anything to get it. Then you'll get it. It's the only way you'll get it.
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freedom
I could not conceive betrayal To me, the thing that is worse than death is betrayal. You see, I could conceive death, but I could not conceive betrayal.
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betrayal
Nobody can give you freedom Nobody can give you freedom. Nobody can give you equality or justice or anything. If you're a man, you take it.
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freedom
Religion I believe in a religion that believes in freedom. Any time I have to accept a religion that won't let me fight a battle for my people, I say to hell with that religion.
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religion
Self defense I don't even call it violence when it's in self defense; I call it intelligence.
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developmental
The oppressed Truth is on the side of the oppressed
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truth
True Islam True Islam taught me that it takes all of the religious, political, economic, psychological, and racial ingredients, or characteristics, to make the Human Family and the Human Society complete.
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religion
Truth I'm for truth, no matter who tells it. I'm for justice, no matter who it's for or against.
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truth
Western interests Western interests: imperialism, colonialism, exploitation, racism, and other negative -isms.
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politics
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