“If you aren't having no fun, die, because you're running a worthless program, far as I'm concerned.” IfsRunningDiesFunConcernedProgramWorthless Author:Gil Scott-Heron
“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.” IfsPersonsHas BeensHelpingAbleAsksPosition Author:Gil Scott-Heron
“If we meet somebody who has never made a mistake, lets help them start a religion. Until then, were just going to meet other humans and help to make each other better.” IfsHumansMadeHelpingMistakeMade A Mistake Author:Gil Scott-Heron
“I would say if you are familiar with our history and the history of our art and literature that you see a clear cut pattern of people wanting to contribute, not only artistically, but in some practical purpose, for the benefits of the community.” PeopleIfsArtPurposeLiteratureCommunityClearCuttingBenefitsPatternsPracticalsFamiliar Author:Gil Scott-Heron
“The truth is that in this country you here you're more likely to be harassed, hurt, or killed if you're a minister speaking about progress for Black people than if you are a sure enough revolutionary.” PeopleIfsCountryEnoughBlackHurtProgressTruth IsMinistersRevolutionaryBlack People Author:Gil Scott-Heron
“You see Martin Luther King is dead and Huey Newton is not. And Malcolm X is dead and Bobby Seale is not. And Vernon Jordan was shot. The thing that revolutionaries, or even people who want to claim they're revolutionaries, often forget is that it doesn't make no difference what kind of wardrobe you wear, and if you speak up about Black people doing better you just risked your life.” PeopleIfsWantKindSpeakBlackDifferencesForgetKingsShotsClaimsRevolutionaryBlack PeopleLutherNewtonWardrobeJordan Author:Gil Scott-Heron
“When we were doing the "Angel Dust" thing we got information from the National Institute of Drug Abuse because we knew that if we went out and said something about angel dust people were going to ask questions about it and we wanted to be sure we had all the information to deal with it when those questions came up. So it's all a question of being as prepared as possible out front, so that if you are going to deal with information it'll be correct. A lot of people won't check it out but some people will.” PeopleIfsSaidWantedAsksDealsFrontsInformationDrugAngelAbusePreparedChecksDustInstituteDrug Abuse Author:Gil Scott-Heron
“I find it not just strange but almost ridiculous that people could take a song like the one I was doing and interpret it is corroding anything. Folks have the feeling that oftentimes if you don't talk about something it will go away.” PeopleIfsFeelingsSongStrangeFolksRidiculousGoing Away Author:Gil Scott-Heron
“A good poet feels what his community feels. Like if you stub your toe, the rest of your body hurts.” IfsFeelsBodyCommunityHurtPoetYour BodyToes Author:Gil Scott-Heron
