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Gil Scott-Heron Quotes

Well, I grew up on the blues, man! Picture Quote #1

You never cared enough to be Black Picture Quote #1

The first revolution is when you change your mind Picture Quote #1

Man is a complex being: he makes deserts bloom - and lakes die Picture Quote #1

Schedule? I have no schedule. There is no hurry. I work when I want to Picture Quote #1

Angel dust won’t go away. Somefolks who were smoking it were going away Picture Quote #1

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I found my grandmother dead. It shook me up. I got up to make her breakfast, and I knew it was strange that she wasn’t stirring. I went in to wake her, and she was laying in rigor mortis, and I’m done. I called next door, and the kid picked up the phone, and I was so wild, he dropped it Picture Quote #1

You see, revolution sounds like something that happens, like turning on the light switch, but actually it’s moving a large obstacle, and a lot of folks’ efforts to push it in one direction or the other have to combine Picture Quote #1

You can have a poem like B-Movie and sum up thirty conversations that people have had on the subject, but I wrote it down, and other people didn’t Picture Quote #1

I was born in Chicago, but I was raised in a town called Jackson, Tennessee. And a lot of these changes that were necessary and talked about it as important have been made, like, people go to school where they want to go. They work for equal pay, they work for - they can go school and have an equal shot at a job Picture Quote #1

If someone comes to you and asks for help, and you can help them, you’re supposed to help them. Why wouldn’t you? You have been put in the position somehow to be able to help this person Picture Quote #1

I was a better writer when I was teaching. I was constantly going over the basics and constantly reminding myself, as I reminded my students, what made a good story, a good poem Picture Quote #1

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Music has the power to make me feel good like nothing else does. It gives me some peace for a while. Takes me back to who I really am Picture Quote #1

I tour more than I need to, more than is good for you. But it’s my favorite part of music. I much prefer it to studio work Picture Quote #1

I am honestly not sure how capable I am of love. And I’m not sure why Picture Quote #1

You will not be able to stay home, brother./You will not be able to plug in, turn on and cop out./You will not be able to lose yourself on skag and skip,/Skip out for beer during commercials,/Because the revolution will not be televised Picture Quote #1

As for money - when I have it, it’s great. When I don’t, I go get some. I’ve been a dishwasher, a gardener, a cleaner Picture Quote #1

I don’t mind being criticized. I enjoy being criticized personally, not by rumor Picture Quote #1

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You know what has made me the happiest I’ve ever been? Seeing my son and daughter graduate from college. More than wanting them to be educated, I wanted them to be nice people. To see that they have become both is just a wonderful thing Picture Quote #1

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Well, I grew up on the blues, man! (Gil Scott-Heron Quotes) You never cared enough to be Black (Gil Scott-Heron Quotes) The first revolution is when you change your mind (Gil Scott-Heron Quotes) Man is a complex being: he makes deserts bloom - and lakes die (Gil Scott-Heron Quotes) Schedule? I have no schedule. There is no hurry. I work when I want to (Gil Scott-Heron Quotes) Angel dust won’t go away. Somefolks who were smoking it were going away. (Gil Scott-Heron Quotes) I found my grandmother dead. It shook me up. I got up to make her breakfast, and I knew it was strange that she wasn’t stirring. I went in to wake her, and she was laying in rigor mortis, and I’m done. I called next door, and the kid picked up the phone, and I was so wild, he dropped it. (Gil Scott-Heron Quotes) You see, revolution sounds like something that happens, like turning on the light switch, but actually it’s moving a large obstacle, and a lot of folks’ efforts to push it in one direction or the other have to combine. (Gil Scott-Heron Quotes) You can have a poem like B-Movie and sum up thirty conversations that people have had on the subject, but I wrote it down, and other people didn’t. (Gil Scott-Heron Quotes) I was born in Chicago, but I was raised in a town called Jackson, Tennessee. And a lot of these changes that were necessary and talked about it as important have been made, like, people go to school where they want to go. They work for equal pay, they work for - they can go school and have an equal shot at a job (Gil Scott-Heron Quotes) If someone comes to you and asks for help, and you can help them, you’re supposed to help them. Why wouldn’t you? You have been put in the position somehow to be able to help this person (Gil Scott-Heron Quotes) I was a better writer when I was teaching. I was constantly going over the basics and constantly reminding myself, as I reminded my students, what made a good story, a good poem (Gil Scott-Heron Quotes) Music has the power to make me feel good like nothing else does. It gives me some peace for a while. Takes me back to who I really am (Gil Scott-Heron Quotes) I tour more than I need to, more than is good for you. But it’s my favorite part of music. I much prefer it to studio work (Gil Scott-Heron Quotes) I am honestly not sure how capable I am of love. And I’m not sure why (Gil Scott-Heron Quotes) You will not be able to stay home, brother./You will not be able to plug in, turn on and cop out./You will not be able to lose yourself on skag and skip,/Skip out for beer during commercials,/Because the revolution will not be televised (Gil Scott-Heron Quotes) As for money - when I have it, it’s great. When I don’t, I go get some. I’ve been a dishwasher, a gardener, a cleaner (Gil Scott-Heron Quotes) I don’t mind being criticized. I enjoy being criticized personally, not by rumor (Gil Scott-Heron Quotes) You know what has made me the happiest I’ve ever been? Seeing my son and daughter graduate from college. More than wanting them to be educated, I wanted them to be nice people. To see that they have become both is just a wonderful thing (Gil Scott-Heron Quotes)