Black Consciousness is an attitude of the mind and a way of life, the most positive call to emanate from the black world for a long time. -Steven Biko Positive
The revolutionary sees his task as liberation not only of the oppressed but also of the oppressor. Happiness can never truly exist in a state of tension. -Steven Biko Happiness
Black Consciousness seeks to infuse the black community with a new-found pride in themselves, their efforts, their value systems, their culture, their religion and their outlook to life. -Steven Biko Religion
In a bid for change, we have to take off our coats, be prepared to lose our comfort and security, our jobs and positions of prestige, and our families... A struggle without casualties is no struggle. -Steven Biko Change
It becomes more necessary to see the truth as it is if you realize that the only vehicle for change are these people who have lost their personality. -Steven Biko Change
It becomes more necessary to see the truth as it is if you realize that the only vehicle for change are these people who have lost their personality. -Steven Biko Truth
Black Consciousness is an attitude of the mind and a way of life, the most positive call to emanate from the black world for a long time. -Steven Biko Attitude
Tradition has it that whenever a group of people has tasted the lovely fruits of wealth, security, and prestige, it begins to find it more comfortable to believe in the obvious lie and accept that it alone is entitled to privilege. -Steven Biko Alone
Being black is not a matter of pigmentation - being black is a reflection of a mental attitude. -Steven Biko Attitude
A Black man should be more independent and depend on himself for his freedom and not to take it for granted that someone would lead him to it. The blacks are tired of standing at the touchlines to witness a game that they should be playing. They want to do things for themselves and all by themselves. -Steven Biko Freedom
