Malcolm X - The Autobiography of Malcolm X (1965)

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And in the racial climate of this country today, it is anybody's guess which of the 'extremes' in approach to the black man's problems might personally meet a fatal catastrophe first - 'non-violent' Dr. King, or so-called 'violent' me.

Malcolm X
We didn't land on Plymouth Rock, my brothers and sisters—Plymouth Rock landed on us.

Malcolm X
It has always been my belief that I, too, will die by violence. I have done all that I can to be prepared.

Malcolm X
An English writer telephoned me from London, asking questions. One was, 'What's your alma mater?' I told him, 'Books.

Malcolm X
The black man in North America was economically sick and that was evident in one simple fact: as a consumer, he got less than his share, and as a producer gave least. The black American today shows us the perfect parasite image - the black tick under the delusion that he is progressing because he rides on the udder of the fat, three-stomached cow that is white America.

Malcolm X
I was going through the hardest thing, also the greatest thing, for any human being to do; to accept that which is already within you, and around you.

Malcolm X
People don't realize how a man's whole life can be changed by one book.

Malcolm X
Anytime you find someone more successful than you are, especially when you're both engaged in the same business - you know they're doing something that you aren't.

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This was my first lesson about gambling: if you see somebody winning all the time, he isn't gambling, he's cheating. Later on in life, if I were continuously losing in any gambling situation, I would watch very closely.

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There were tens of thousands of pilgrims, from all over the world. They were of all colors, from blue-eyed blondes to black-skinned Africans. But we were all participating in the same ritual, displaying a spirit of unity and brotherhood that my experiences in America had led me to believe never could exist between the white and non-white.

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New York was heaven to me. And Harlem was Seventh Heaven.

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