Clarence Thomas Quotes

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

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

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

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 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.

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

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.

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

Malcolm X raised my consciousness about myself and my people and other people more than any person I know. I knew him before he became Malcolm X.

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 grew up reading Martin Luther King and Malcolm X.

I read "Up From Slavery" and then my dream - if I may so call it - of being a race leader dawned.

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.

My all-time heroes are Thurgood Marshall and Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., two men who had to really work to achieve what they did. And I had the privilege of meeting them both.

Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. is one of my personal heroes.

If they had not murdered Malcolm X, there probably never would have been a Black Panther Party.

Reading the Martin Luther King story, that little comic book, set me on the path that I'm on today.

I couldn't say no to A. Philip Randolph and no to Martin Luther King, Jr. These two men, I loved them, I admired them, and they were my heroes.

We should understand the impact that Malcolm had on the whole of American society.

Fortunately, the leadership of black immigrant communities has always been present in all black liberation movements from leaders like Marcus Garvey to Shirley Chisholm to Malcolm X and Harry Belafonte. We know this is our legacy.

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.

'Malcolm X' is my favorite Spike Lee movie.

Malcolm X had a clear vision and an understanding that we were - that he was a part of a broad freedom struggle.

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.