Marcus Garvey

The pen is mightier than the sword, but the tongue is mightier than them both put together.

Marcus Garvey

If you have no confidence in self you are twice defeated in the race of life. With confidence you have won even before you have started.

Marcus Garvey

A man’s bread and butter is only insured when he works for it.

Marcus Garvey

A people without the knowledge of their past history, origin and culture is like a tree without roots.

Marcus Garvey

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

Marcus Garvey

Always try to associate with people from whom you can learn something. All the knowledge that you want is in the world, and all you have to do is go and seek it.

Marcus Garvey

Chance has never yet satisfied the hope of a suffering people.

Marcus Garvey

Do not remove the kinks from your hair – remove them from your brain.

Marcus Garvey

Emancipate yourselves from mental slavery, none but ourselves can free our minds!

Marcus Garvey

Great principles, great ideals know no nationality.

Marcus Garvey