Today, May 19th, we acknowledge the birthday of Malcolm X, one of the most influential people in history. We’ve compiled a short list of is many wise words that are still relevant to this day.
Malcolm X Quotes
“The future belongs to those who prepare for it today.”
“A man who stands for nothing will fall for anything.”
“My alma mater was books, a good library… I could spend the rest of my life reading, just satisfying my curiosity.”
“Dr. King wants the same thing I want. Freedom.”
“I am not a racist. I am against every form of racism and segregation, every form of discrimination. I believe in human beings, and that all human beings should be respected as such, regardless of their color.”
“Education is our passport to the future, for tomorrow belongs to the people who prepare for it today.”
“Stumbling is not falling.”
“The media’s the most powerful entity on earth. They have the power to make the innocent guilty and to make the guilty innocent, and that’s power. Because they control the minds of the masses.”
“Children have a lesson adults should learn, to not be ashamed of failing, but to get up and try again.”
“Change is only a good thing if you change in a good way.”
“Without education, you’re not going anywhere in this world.”
-Tony Oluwatoyin Lawson (IG@thebusyafrican)
