"The only persons who really changed history..." - Quote by Malcolm X
The only persons who really changed history are those who changed men's thinking about themselves.
More by Malcolm X
“Our accent will be upon youth: we need new ideas, new methods, new approaches. We will call upon young students of political science throughout the nation to help us. We will encourage these young students to launch their own independent study, and then give us their analysis and their suggestions. We are completely disenchanted with the old, adult, established politicians. We want to see some new faces -- more militant faces.”
“I refer to a negro politician as a negro who is selected by Negroes and who is backed by Negroes.”
“If a white man puts his arm around me voluntarily, that's brotherhood.”
More on Change
“The future is not what it used to be.”
“There are those who would misteach us that to stick in a rut is consistency - and a virtue, and that to climb out of the rut is inconsistency - and a vice.”
“If you give up on the idea that your voice can make a difference, then other voices will fill the void”
More on Self Perception
“We always get bored with those whom we bore.”
“The truth is that the first changes are so slow they pass almost unnoticed, and you go on seeing yourself as you always were, from the inside, but others observe you from the outside.”
“I was kind of sweet kid, according my mother, and my recollections. Thoughtful and good, but kind of alone - although I didn't interpret it that way, as such. Children never interpret these things. They think they understand logically.”