"Sometimes you have to pick the gun..." - Quote by Malcolm X
Sometimes you have to pick the gun up to put the Gun down.
More by Malcolm X
“So early in my life, I had learned that if you want something, you had better make some noise.”
“There is no better teacher than adversity. Every defeat, every heartbreak, every loss, contains its own seed, its own lesson on how to improve your performance the next time.”
“They tell us we are all citizens, that we were born in this country. Well, a cat can have kittens in the oven, but that doesn't make them biscuits!”
More on Violence
“All violence, all that is dreary and repels, is not power, but the absence of power.”
“They claim that I'm violent just cuz I refuse to be silent.”
“If we neglect or abandon those who are suffering in poverty ... not only are we depriving ourselves of potential opportunities for markets and economic growth, but ultimately that despair may turn to violence that turns on us.”
More on Self Defense
“We would do the same thing that America did when the Jap[an] - when, when Pearl Harbor was attacked. America defended itself. They said praise the Lord, but they passed the ammunition.”
“I don't advocate violence; but if a man steps on my toes, I'll step on his.”
“We assert that in those areas where the government is either unable or unwilling to protect the lives and property of our people, that our peopie are within our rights to protect themselves by whatever means necessary.”