Marcus Garvey

Found 11 thoughts of Marcus Garvey

Let it be your constant method to look into the design of people's actions, and see what they would be at, as often as it is practicable; and to make this custom the more significant, practice it first upon yourself.

God and Nature first made us what we are, and then out of our own created genius we make ourselves what we want to be. Follow always that great law. Let the sky and God be our limit and Eternity our measurement.

The Black skin is not a badge of shame, but rather a glorious symbol of national greatness.

Men who are in earnest are not afraid of consequences.

Africa for the Africans... at home and abroad!

A reading man and woman is a ready man and woman, but a writing man and woman is exact.

I regard the Klan, the Anglo-Saxon clubs and White American societies, as far as the Negro is concerned, as better friends of the race than all other groups of hypocritical whites put together.

Liberate the minds of men and ultimately you will liberate the bodies of men.

Up, you mighty race, accomplish what you will.

Progress is the attraction that moves humanity.

If you have no confidence in self, you are twice defeated in the race of life.