Alexandra Topete

“I learned early that crying out in protest could accomplish things. My older brothers and sister had started to school when, sometimes, they would come in and ask for a buttered biscuit or something and my mother, impatiently, would tell them no. But I would cry out and make a fuss until I got what I wanted. I remember well how my mother asked me why I couldn't be a nice boy like Wilfred; but I would think to myself that Wilfred, for being so nice and quiet, often stayed hungry. So early in life, I had learned that if you want something, you had better make some noise.”
― Malcolm X, The Autobiography of Malcolm X

“A lot of my generation are living out the un-lived lives of our mothers.”
― Gloria Steinem

“They cripple the bird's wing, and then condemn it for not flying as fast as they.”
― Malcolm X

“Its the hinge that squeaks that gets the grease”
― Malcolm X