And if I know anything at all, it's that a wall is just a wall and nothing more at all. It can… — Assata Shakur Copy Share Image
We usually reach success by putting the simple truths that we know into practice. — Assata Shakur Copy Share Image
The people who are running this planet are insane - they are literally destroying it. I don't know where they think they're… — Assata Shakur Copy Share Image
I really prefer to be kind of anonymous. Because when people know your whole history, they have a tendency to relate to… — Assata Shakur Copy Share Image
People think that in order for something to work, it has to be complicated, but a lot of times the opposite is… — Assata Shakur Copy Share Image
Hip Hop can be a very powerful weapon to help expand young people's political and social consciousness. But just as with any… — Assata Shakur Copy Share Image
The US government's most acute fear is that other countries are going to follow the Cuban example. They want everybody to know… — Assata Shakur Copy Share Image
There's something nice about being able to go to sleep at night saying "You know, tomorrow I'm gonna get up and I'm… — Assata Shakur Copy Share Image
I really wanted to know what happens in a place that is trying to build socialism, that's trying to construct some form… — Assata Shakur Copy Share Image
I'm crafting a vision of my life that involves creativity. And Cuban society allows me to do this. I know it's harder… — Assata Shakur Copy Share Image
Freedom! you askin me about freedom. I'll be honest with you. I know a whole more about what freedom isn't than about… — Assata Shakur Copy Share Image
I hate war, and I hate having to struggle. I honestly do because I wish I had been born into a world… — Assata Shakur Copy Share Image
I own no TV stations, or Radio Stations or Newspapers. But I feel that people need to be educated as to what… — Assata Shakur Copy Share Image
Any Black person in amerika [sic], if they are being honest with themselves, have got to come to the conclusion that they… — Assata Shakur Copy Share Image
There is a down side to everything if you don't understand what the consequences of what you are saying in your music you could… — Assata Shakur Copy Share
My energy just couldn’t stop dancing. I was caught up in the music of struggle, and i wanted to dance. — Assata Shakur Copy Share
I am a Black revolutionary woman, and because of this i have been charged with and accused of every alleged crime in which a… — Assata Shakur Copy Share
Imperialism is the underlying motor of racism. The underlying reason that racism keeps on being promoted in all of its various forms. — Assata Shakur Copy Share
In the long run, the people are our only appeal. The only ones who can free us are ourselves. — Assata Shakur Copy Share
I think anybody who is honestly struggling against racism must struggle against imperialism and vice versa. — Assata Shakur Copy Share
Every person that steps up and commits to social change helps solidify the black movement cause. It is not easy for those who fill… — Assata Shakur Copy Share
I think that people who want to change this planet have to seriously understand that as human beings we have to work to be… — Assata Shakur Copy Share
If the U.S. succeeds in destroying the revolution, my status will be like that of most Cubans: I'll be up a creek without a… — Assata Shakur Copy Share
There's something nice about being able to go to sleep at night saying "You know, tomorrow I'm gonna get up and I'm gonna do… — Assata Shakur Copy Share
And if I know anything at all, it's that a wall is just a wall and nothing more at all. It can be broken… — Assata Shakur Copy Share
Being in Cuba has allowed me to live in a society that is not at war with itself. There is a sense of community.… — Assata Shakur Copy Share
“Don’t you know that slavery was outlawed?” “No,” the guard said, “you’re wrong. Slavery was outlawed with the exception of prisons. Slavery is legal… — Assata Shakur Copy Share
People get used to anything. The less you think about your oppression, the more your tolerance for it grows. — Assata Shakur Copy Share
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