“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.” MadeStoriesTeachingStudentsGood StoryRemindingBasics Author:Gil Scott-Heron
“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.” PeopleWantHas BeensMadeImportantSchoolJobsBornPayEqualShotsTownsRaisedChicagoTennesseeEqual Pay 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
“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.” PeopleKnowsMadeWantedMotherNiceWonderfulSeeingCollegeSonDaughterEducatedMy SonGraduatesBeing NiceWonderful ThingsNice PeopleSon And Daughter Author:Gil Scott-Heron
