Marcus Garvey Quotes

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• We must give up the silly idea of folding our hands and waiting on God to do everything for us. If God had intended for that, then he would not have given us a mind. Whatever you want in life, you must make up your mind to do it for yourself.

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  Giving Up, Silly, Hands

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  Never forget that intelligence rules the world and ignorance carries the burden. Therefore, remove yourself as far as possible from ignorance and seek as far as possible to be intelligent.

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  Ignorance, Intelligent, World

  Marcus Garvey (1987). “Marcus Garvey Life and Lessons: A Centennial Companion to the Marcus Garvey and Universal Negro Improvement Association Papers”, p.189, Univ of California Press

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• A people without the knowledge of their past history, origin and culture is like a tree without roots.

  Marcus Garvey

  Love, Friendship, Relationship

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• We are going to emancipate ourselves from mental slavery because whilst others might free the body, none but ourselves can free the mind. Mind is your only ruler, sovereign. The man who is not able to develop and use his mind is bound to be the slave of the other man who uses his mind.

  Marcus Garvey

  Men, Mind, Use

  Marcus Garvey (1991). “The Marcus Garvey and Universal Negro Improvement Association Papers”, p.791, Univ of California Press

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• Always try to associate with people from whom you can learn something. All the knowledge that you want is in the world, and all you have to do is go and seek it.

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  People, Trying, World

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  The Black skin is not a badge of shame, but rather a glorious symbol of national greatness.

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  Greatness, Racism, Black

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• Ambition is the desire to go forward and improve one's condition. It is a burning flame that lights up the life of the individual and makes him see himself in another state. To be ambitious is to be great in mind and soul. To want that which is worth while and strive for it. To go on without looking back, reaching to that which gives satisfaction.

  Marcus Garvey

  Ambition, Light, Flames

  Marcus Garvey (2015). “Philosophy and Opinions of Marcus Garvey”, p.7, Ravenio Books

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• Take advantage of every opportunity; where there is none, make it for yourself.

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  Opportunity, Advantage

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• If we as a people realized the greatness from which we came we would be less likely to disrespect ourselves.

  Marcus Garvey

  Greatness, People, Disrespect

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• If you have no confidence in self, you are twice defeated in the race of life.

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  Confidence, Race, Self

  Marcus Garvey (2015). “Philosophy and Opinions of Marcus Garvey”, p.12, Ravenio Books

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• God does not... give people positions or jobs or... good conditions such as they desire; they must do that for themselves.. God does not build cities nor towns nor nations, nor homes, nor factories; men and people do that and all those who want must work for themselves and pray to God to give them strength to do it.

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  Jobs, Home, Godly

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• A race that is solely dependent upon another for economic existence sooner or later dies. As we have in the past been living upon the mercies shown by others, and by the chances obtainable, and have suffered there from, so we will in the future suffer if an effort is not made now to adjust our own affairs.

  Marcus Garvey

  Past, Race, Effort

  Marcus Garvey, Amy Jacques Garvey (1923). “The Philosophy and Opinions of Marcus Garvey, Or, Africa for the Africans”, p.48, The Majority Press

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• I trust that you will so live today as to realize that you are masters of your own destiny, masters of your fate; if there is anything you want in this world, it is for you to strike out with confidence and faith in self and reach for it.

  Marcus Garvey

  Fate, Destiny, Self

  Marcus Garvey (2012). “Selected Writings and Speeches of Marcus Garvey”, p.68, Courier Corporation

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• Every man has a right to his own opinion. Every race has a right to its own action; therefore let no man persuade you against your will, let no other race influence you against your own.

  Marcus Garvey

  Men, Race, Action

  Marcus Garvey (2015). “Philosophy and Opinions of Marcus Garvey”, p.12, Ravenio Books

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• The man who is not able to develop and use his mind is bound to be the slave of the other man who uses his mind

  Marcus Garvey

  Men, Mind, Able

  Marcus Garvey (1991). “The Marcus Garvey and Universal Negro Improvement Association Papers”, p.791, Univ of California Press

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• Intelligence rules the world, ignorance carries the burden.

  Marcus Garvey

  Ignorance, World, Burden

  Marcus Garvey (1988). “Marcus Garvey Life and Lessons: A Centennial Companion to the Marcus Garvey and Universal Negro Improvement Association Papers”, p.189, Univ of California Press

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• Do not remove the kinks from your hair--remove them from your brain.

  Marcus Garvey

  Hair, Brain, Kink

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• If you get up everyday and you don't learn you are
  a fool

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  Everyday, Fool, Get Up

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• The white man has succeeded in subduing the world by forcing everybody to think his way....The white man's propaganda has made him the master of the world, and all those who have come in contact with it and accepted it have become his slaves.

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  Men, Thinking, White Man

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• Let us not try to be the best or worst of others, but let us make the effort to be the best of ourselves.

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  Effort, Trying, Being The Best

  Marcus Garvey, Amy Jacques Garvey (1923). “The Philosophy and Opinions of Marcus Garvey, Or, Africa for the Africans”, The Majority Press

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• The ends you serve that are selfish will take you no further than yourself but the ends you serve that are for all, in common, will take you into eternity.

  Marcus Garvey

  Integrity, Selfish, Common

  Marcus Garvey (2015). “Philosophy and Opinions of Marcus Garvey”, p.6, Ravenio Books

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• Let the sky and God be our limit and Eternity our measurement.

  Marcus Garvey

  Sky, Limits, Measurement

  Marcus Garvey (2006). “The Marcus Garvey and Universal Negro Improvement Association Papers, Vol. X: Africa for the Africans, 1923–1945”, p.320, Univ of California Press

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• The thing to do is to get organized; keep separated and you will be exploited, you will be robbed, you will be killed. Get organized and you will compel the world to respect you.

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  African American, World, Things To Do

  Marcus Garvey (2015). “Philosophy and Opinions of Marcus Garvey”, p.58, Ravenio Books

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• Black men, you were once great; you shall be great again. Lose not courage or faith, go forward.

  Marcus Garvey

  Men, Black, Loses

  Marcus Garvey (2015). “Philosophy and Opinions of Marcus Garvey”, p.58, Ravenio Books

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• Be Black, buy Black, think Black, and all else will take care of itself.

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  Thinking, Black, Care

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