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The way to succeed is never q...

The way to succeed is never quit. Thats it. But really be humble about it.

Alex Haley 77 quotes

Every time an old person dies...

Every time an old person dies, it's like a library burning down.

Alex Haley 77 quotes

Early in the spring of 1750, ...

Early in the spring of 1750, in the village of Juffure, four days upriver from the coast of The Gambia, West Africa, a manchild was born to Omoro and Binta Kinte.

Alex Haley 77 quotes

Never completely encircle you...

Never completely encircle your enemy. Leave him some escape, for he will fight even more desperately if trapped.

Alex Haley 77 quotes

I acknowledge immense debt to...

I acknowledge immense debt to the griots [tribal poets] of Africa - where today it is rightly said that when a griot dies, it is as if a library has burned to the ground.

Alex Haley 77 quotes

I think one of the most fasci...

I think one of the most fascinating things you can do after you learn about your own people is to study something about the history and culture of other people.

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If you go back to before manki...

If you go back to before mankind came out of the cave, there was hatred.

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Racism and hatred are synonymo...

Racism and hatred are synonymous.

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But then, as far as I know, as...

But then, as far as I know, as far as I've studied or heard or picked up, it seems that this type of thing is a curse against mankind.

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I travel a lot. It used to be,...

I travel a lot. It used to be, when I would go to any country, I could guarantee that the first question would establish my name, and the fact that I've written Roots, and the third question, at least no later than the fourth question would not be a question, so much as a statement, something like, 'We understand that in America white people do such and such bad things to black people.'

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I don't know anywhere in the w...

I don't know anywhere in the world where there is not racism against somebody.

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The anti-blackness has generat...

The anti-blackness has generated new forms of youth involvement in anti-whiteness, which in some cases is appalling.

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You're always being judged. No...

You're always being judged. No matter what you do, it's not the right thing. If you didn't become successful, then you'd be pointed at as one of those creatures down their who didn't take advantage of this or that, who didn't climb and rise and so forth.

Alex Haley 77 quotes

Most of us prefer to be as qui...

Most of us prefer to be as quiet as possible about giving, because every time it's publicized that we do something, if it's something of the nature of giving, we'll be doubly besieged, and you really get sick of being always criticized no matter what you do.

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I get interviewed a lot, and I...

I get interviewed a lot, and I found myself listening to what the interviewer is asking me, I'm analyzing what I'm being asked more than my response.

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Your attitude is everything. B...

Your attitude is everything. Believe in yourself and trust your material. To be a successful writer, write every single day where you feel like it or not. Never, never give up, and the world will reward you beyond your wildest dreams.

Alex Haley 77 quotes

My parents were teachers and t...

My parents were teachers and they went out of their way to see to it that I had books. We grew up in a home that was full of books. And so I learned to read. I loved to read.

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Most of the things that are as...

Most of the things that are asked of me as a representative black person, would suggest never are we equal Americans.

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I can't feel Irish to save my ...

I can't feel Irish to save my soul, but it's a fact.

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I know that statistically, it ...

I know that statistically, it has been proven that there is a tremendous amount of black on black crime within the inner cities.

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