Malcolm X
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13 quotes we’ve traced to Malcolm X
“Education is the passport to the future”
Verified“If you aren't careful, the newspapers will have you hating the people who are being oppressed and loving the people who are doing the oppressing”
Verified“The most disrespected person in America is the black woman. The most unprotected person in America is the black woman. The most neglected person in America is the black woman”
Verified“Wrong is wrong, no matter who does it or says it”
Verified“Don't be in a hurry to condemn because he doesn't do what you do or think as you think or as fast. There was a time when you didn't know what you know today”
Attributed“Education is the passport to the future, for tomorrow belongs to those who prepare for it today”
Attributed“If you're not ready to die for it, take the word 'freedom' out of your vocabulary”
Attributed“Ignorance of each other is what has made unity impossible in the past. Therefore we need enlightenment. We need more light about each other. Light creates understanding, understanding creates love, love creates patience, and patience creates unity”
Attributed“A man who stands for nothing will fall for anything”
Disputed“If you don't stand for something you will fall for anything”
Disputed“Stumbling is not falling”
Disputed“The future belongs to those who prepare for it today”
Disputed“The Palestinian struggle is not just a cry for justice. It's a blistering battle for the most fundamental human rights that every living soul on this planet should inherit by birthright”
DisputedNot actually Malcolm X
Often misattributed to Malcolm X
Famous lines widely pinned on Malcolm X that we’ve traced to someone else.
“A man who stands for nothing will fall for anything”
actually Unknown
“If you don't stand for something you will fall for anything”
actually Anonymous (a modern American proverb)
“Stumbling is not falling”
actually Unknown
“The Palestinian struggle is not just a cry for justice. It's a blistering battle for the most fundamental human rights that every living soul on this planet should inherit by birthright”
actually Unknown
“There is no better than adversity. Every defeat, every heartbreak, every loss, contains its own seed, its own lesson on how to improve your performance next time”
actually Unknown — the same sentence circulates as Og Mandino
“When 'I' is replaced with 'we,' illness becomes wellness”
actually Charles Roppel
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