“In the future, as in the present, as in the past, black people will build many new worlds.This is true. I will make it so. And you will help me.”
“It is only by making the past alive again for a person that a true growth in the present is facilitated. If the past is cut off, the future does not exist.”
“Pick the day. Enjoy it - to the hilt. The day as it comes. People as they come... The past, I think, has helped me appreciate the present, and I don't want to spoil any of it by fretting about the future.”
“To envision the future; you must forget the past and make the present a memory”
“Appreciate the lessons of the past and enjoy the newness of the future, yet remember the present is today.”
“Bring up the past only if it will help to build the future, otherwise its best to be left to sleep”