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"Being black is not a matter of pigmentation - being black is a reflection of a mental attitude."
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"And the attitude of faith is the very opposite of clinging to belief, of holding on."

"Sometimes you just have to have a can-do fuck you attitude."

"Men take only their needs into consideration - never their abilities."

"We are a puny and fickle folk. Avarice, hesitation, and following are our diseases."

"He who frowns when they say that he sucks shouldn't smile when they say that he rocks."

"When you consistently complain about the things you are gifted to do, check your motivation."

"Don't shout my friend, no one gives you the shit unless you make them."
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"In time, we shall be in a position to bestow on South Africa the greatest possible gift - a more human face."


"It becomes more necessary to see the truth as it is if you realize that the only vehicle for change are these people who have lost their personality."


"Black Consciousness is an attitude of the mind and a way of life, the most positive call to emanate from the black world for a long time."


"Merely by describing yourself as black you have started on a road towards emancipation, you have committed yourself to fight against all forces that seek to use your blackness as a stamp that marks you out as a subservient being."


"The basic tenet of black consciousness is that the black man must reject all value systems that seek to make him a foreigner in the country of his birth and reduce his basic human dignity."


"Being black is not a matter of pigmentation - being black is a reflection of a mental attitude."
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