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My toughest fight was with my first wife.
My toughest fight was with my first wife.
But there are certain very practical things American Negro writers can do. And must do. There's a song that says, read more
But there are certain very practical things American Negro writers can do. And must do. There's a song that says, "the time ain't long." That song is right. Something has got to change in America—and change soon. We must help that change to come.
Only a man who knows what it is like to be defeated can reach down to the bottom of his read more
Only a man who knows what it is like to be defeated can reach down to the bottom of his soul and come up with the extra ounce of power it takes to win when the match is even
Service to others is the rent which you pay for your room here on earth.
Service to others is the rent which you pay for your room here on earth.
African nationalism is meaningless, dangerous, anachronistic, if it is not, at the same time, pan-Africanism
African nationalism is meaningless, dangerous, anachronistic, if it is not, at the same time, pan-Africanism
Fifteen referees. I want fifteen referees to be at this fight because there ain't no one man who can keep read more
Fifteen referees. I want fifteen referees to be at this fight because there ain't no one man who can keep up with the pace I'm gonna set except me. There's not a man alive who can whup me. I'm too fast. I'm too smart. I'm too pretty. I should be a postage stamp. That's the only way I'll ever get licked.
If my fans think I can do everything I say I can do, then they're crazier than I am. After read more
If my fans think I can do everything I say I can do, then they're crazier than I am. After one of his fight predictions turned out to be wrong.
The service you do for others is the rent you pay for the time you spend on earth.
The service you do for others is the rent you pay for the time you spend on earth.
Only in the case of the Negro has the melting pot failed to bring a minority into the full stream read more
Only in the case of the Negro has the melting pot failed to bring a minority into the full stream of American life
