"My family was so poor we were close……" — Malcolm X

My family was so poor we were close to eating the holes… - Malcolm X

"My family was so poor we were close to eating the holes inside of doughnuts."

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377 Quotes by Malcolm X

Malcolm X has 377 quotes on this site. A few more worth reading:

One of the first things I think young people, especially nowadays, should learn is how to see for yourself and…
We have to keep in mind at all times that we are not fighting for integration, nor are we fighting…
The common goal of 22 million Afro-Americans is respect as human beings, the God-given right to be a human being.…
The Negro's so-called 'revolt' is merely an asking to be accepted into the existing system!
My beliefs are now one hundred percent against racism and segregation in any form and I also believe that we…
Speaking like this doesn't mean that we're anti-white, but it does mean we're anti-exploitation, we're anti-degradation, we're anti-oppression.
Growing is the result of learning.
The greatest miracle Christianity has achieved in America is that the Black man in white Christian hands has not grown…
When you hear me say "by any means necessary," I mean exactly that. I believe in anything that is necessary…
It's easy to become a satellite today without even being aware of it. This country can seduce God. Yes, it…
A segregated school system produces children who, when they graduate, they do with crippled minds.
I don't care how nice one is to you, the thing you must always remember is that almost never does…

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More Close Quotes

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It's a brilliant surface in that sunlight. The horizon seems quite close to you because the curvature is so much… — Neil Armstrong
I have always drawn strength from being close to home. — Arthur Ashe
From my close observation of writers... they fall into two groups: 1) those who bleed copiously and visibly at any… — Isaac Asimov
Everyone likes birds. What wild creature is more accessible to our eyes and ears, as close to us and everyone… — David Attenborough
Time is compressed like the fist I close on my knee... I hold inside it the clues and solutions and… — Margaret Atwood
Because we can't escape our ancient hunger to live close to nature, we encircle the house with lawns and gardens,… — Diane Ackerman
What friends or kindred can be so close and intimate as the powers of our soul, which, whether we will… — Teresa of Avila
A man's illness is his private territory and, no matter how much he loves you and how close you are,… — Lauren Bacall
I want to be very close to someone I respect and admire and have somebody who feels the same way… — Richard Bach
Truth is a good dog; but always beware of barking too close to the heels of an error, lest you… — Francis Bacon
Completeness? Happiness? These words don't come close to describing my emotions. There truly is nothing I can say to capture… — Anita Baker
I'm not an actor that tends to care. I don't ask 'Is this a close up? Is this a master?… — Christian Bale

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