Louis Farrakhan Quotes

I loved Elijah Muhammad with a love that I can't adequately describe.

But when I reintroduced the Nation of Islam, and began to host meetings in cities and thousands and thousands of people come out.

The rise of African nations concurrent with the spread of the Nation of Islam and the civil rights movement gave black America a burst of pride over and above anything they had had since the decline of the movement of Marcus Garvey.

Malcolm X never renounced and never stepped away from a strong commitment to black nationalism and black self-determination. That's absolutely clear if you do any analysis of his speeches.

Had Elijah Muhammad tried to introduce an orthodox form of Arab-oriented Islam, I doubt if he would have attracted 500 people, but he introduced a form of Islam that would communicate with the people he had to deal with. He was the king to those who had no king, and he was the messiah to those some people thought unworthy of a messiah.

The Nation of Islam's main focus was teaching black pride and self-awareness. Why should we keep trying to force ourselves into white restaurants and schools when white people didn't want us? Why not clean up our own neighborhoods and schools instead of trying to move out of them and into white people's neighborhoods?

I was about 13 or 14 when I heard Malcolm X's speech 'Message to the Grass Roots.'

The main and basic responsibility for effecting a solution of the Black man's problems rests upon American Negroes themselves. They should supply the money and pay the price, make the sacrifice and endure suffering to realize full manhood as Black Men.

Malcolm X was the first political person in this country that I really identified with. If he had lived and not been purged, I probably would have joined the Muslims.

I come from an era of black pride, black power, my father riding around listening to James Brown singing, 'Say it loud: I'm black and I'm proud,' and people walking around with African medallions and Malcolm X hats.

We like to think of the '60s as Martin Luther King, Jr. and Malcolm X and a little bit of friction - no, there were all of these different groups. There was the Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee (SNCC), the Black Panthers, Martin and Malcolm, but also the Whitney Youngs of the world, the Bayard Rustins of the world.

My grandma has a picture of Louis Farrakhan playing violin in her house.

I'd been very partial to Malcolm X, particularly his self-help teachings.

Ali... we should have gone to see that movie. Malcolm X was another one.

Malcolm X made me very strong at a time I needed to understand what I was angry about. He had peace in his heart. He exerted a big influence on me.

When I was teaching in the 1960s in Boston, there was a great deal of hope in the air. Martin Luther King Jr. was alive, Malcolm X was alive; great, great leaders were emerging from the southern freedom movement.

If you blink, you will miss me, but I am in 'Malcolm X.'

'Malcolm X' was impressionable for me as a kid.

The world has made being black a crime .... I hope to make it a virtue.

Universal Negro Improvement Association

Malcolm X was a man among men.

I identify... with the ideas that Malcolm X stood for.

Ali helped raise black people in this country out of mental slavery. The entire experience of being black changed for millions of people because of Ali.

It is our family's hope that the true legacy and context of Malcolm X's life continues to be shared with people from all walks of life in a positive manner that helps promote the goals and ideals for which Malcolm X so passionately advocated.

When I began my political career, I identified with Malcolm X.