Cornel West Quote

I remind young people everywhere I go, one of the worst things the older generation did was to tell them for twenty-five years "Be successful, be successful, be successful" as opposed to "Be great, be great, be great". There's a qualitative difference.

Speech in San Francisco: Democracy Matters (1 October 2004)

I remind young people everywhere I go, one of the worst things the older generation did was to tell them for twenty-five years Be successful, be...

I remind young people everywhere I go, one of the worst things the older generation did was to tell them for twenty-five years Be successful, be...

I remind young people everywhere I go, one of the worst things the older generation did was to tell them for twenty-five years Be successful, be...

I remind young people everywhere I go, one of the worst things the older generation did was to tell them for twenty-five years Be successful, be...