"Only the mistakes were mine...." - Quote by Malcolm X
Only the mistakes were mine.
More by Malcolm X
“Any time Uncle Sam, with all his machinery for warfare, is held to a draw by some rice eaters, he's lost the battle.”
“I think that the best thing that a person can be is sincere.”
“Time is on the side of the oppressed today, it's against the oppressor. Truth is on the side of the oppressed today, it's against the oppressor. You don't need anything else.”
More on Responsibility
“People say 'Poor guy.' That insults me. I despise sympathy. So I screwed up. I made some mistakes. 'Poor guy,' like I'm some victim. There's nothing poor about me.”
“Freedom is the will to be responsible for ourselves.”
“Unless you choose to take action on what you want, nothing is ever going to come out of it.”
More on Personal Reflection
“This book [Dreams from My Father] was more of a reflection on my public life, now as a U.S. senator and before that as a state senator; how my perspectives around the issues of the day are shaped by my background.”
“I did a lot of things as a Muslim that I am sorry for now.”
“I just want to go through Central Park and watch folks passing by. Spend the whole day watching people. I miss that.”