Immortal Technique Quotes

The purpose of life is a life with a purpose. So I’d rather die for a cause, than live a life that is worthless.

Some people learn from mistakes and don't repeat them, Others try to block the memories and just delete them. But I keep 'em as a reminder they're not killing me, And I thank God for teaching me humility. Son, remember when you fight to be free To see things how they are and not how you like em to be. Cause even when the world is falling on top of me, Pessimism is an emotion, not a philosophy. Knowing what's wrong doesn't imply that you right, And it's another when you suffer to apply it in life. But I'm no rookie... And I'm never gonna make the same mistake twice, pussy.

A pretty face can capture my attention but only a beautiful mind can hold it.

Tell 'em the truth and they call you a traitor, Talk to 'em honestly and they call you a hater.

Your mind is your weapon. Load your weapon.

So when the devil wants to dance with you, you better say never, Because the dance with the devil might last you forever.

Ignorance is venomous and it murders the soul, spreading like a virus, running rampant, out of control.

I'd rather be proud of what I am, rather than desperatly try to be something I'm really not; just to fit in.

Hell is not a place you go if you're not a Christian, it's the failure of your life's greatest ambition.

You can make the future, but it starts with leaving the past.

The military ain't there for the people's protection, They're just there to protect an investment. That's why people get arrested, electrocuted, molested, Connected streets are infested with those tired of protesting. Traumatized children grown in guerrilla garrisons, 9/11 generations pale in comparison. And you will learn a lesson repeated through history: That no matter what you think, occupation is not victory.

Poverty makes people do reckless things, but [the rich] do worse to protect their [interests]

In a world of regret, sacrifice and hardship, laughter and music are medicine.

If you don't have self-respect, if you don't have dignity, if you don't have some true knowledge of self and who you are, and where you're coming from, then you're absolutely lost.

A man who walks with God, can walk anywhere. Hence, I fear nothing.

Hold the person that you love closely if they're next to you The one you love, not the person that'll simply have sex with you Appreciate them to the fullest extent, and then beyond 'Cause you never really know what you got, until it's gone

Reality is nourishment, but people don't believe it, I guess it's hard to stomach the truth like a bulimic.

True wealth is having your health, and knowledge of self.

Those people who kill women, children, and defenseless civilians are about as Muslim as mass murderer Christopher Columbus was a Christian.

Write it down and remember that we never gave in, the mind of a child is where the revolution begins, so if the solution has never been to look in yourself, how is it that you expect to find it anywhere else

Love...doesn't need a complicated metaphor And sometimes nothing needs to be said at all

My revolution is born out of love for my people, not out of hatred for others.

The Devil crept into Heaven, God overslept on the 7th, The New World Order was born on September 11.

I love the place that I live, but I hate the people in charge.

When you talk about revolution, it's very easy to romanticize picking up a gun or marching in the street, but I think before we take any of those actions, violence of course being the last one, we first have to have a revolution of the mind.