- Anger and humor are like the left and right arm. They complement each other. Anger empowers the poor to declare their uncompromising opposition to oppression, and humor prevents them from being consumed by their fury. - James Cone, 1991
- Testimony is an integral part of the Black religious tradition. It is the occasion where the believer stands before the community of faith in order to give account of the hope that is in him or her. - James Cone, 1993
- Truth knows no color; it appeals to intelligence. - James Cone, 1986
- One needs occasionally to stand aside from the hum and rush of human interests and passions to hear the voices of God. - Anna Julia Cooper, 1892
- The cause of freedom is not the cause of a race or a sect, a party or a class, it is the cause of human kind, the very birthright of humanity. - Anna Julia Cooper, 1892
- Bullies are always cowards at heart and may be credited with a pretty safe instinct in scenting their prey. - Anna Julia Cooper, 1892
- A word to the wise ain't necessary, it's the stupid ones who need advice. - Bill Cosby, Fat Albert's Survival Kit,1975
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