Quotes from Gil Scott-Heron

Turn around, turn around, turn around And you may come full circle And be new here again

America want nostalgia. They want to go back as far as they can, even if it turns out to be only last week. Not to face now or the future, but to face backwards.

Life inevitably translates into time. That is why the sum total of it is called 'a lifetime'. Freedom is the potential to spend one's time in any fashion one determines.

Whitey's on the moon

The first revolution is when you change your mind about how you look at things, and see there might be another way to look at it that you have not been shown.

The revolution will not be televised, will not be televised, Will not be televised, will not be televised. The revolution will be not re-run, brothers. The revolution will be live.

Your life has to consist of more than 'Black people should unite.' You hope they do, but not twenty-four hours a day.

The way you get to know yourself is by the expressions on other people's faces, because that's the only thing that you can see, unless you carry a mirror about.

I work hard at it [delivery of lyrics], just like I worked hard at getting my masters degree. It's not just something I sit down and do. You have to learn and keep learning.

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.

Schedule? I have no schedule. There is no hurry. I work when I want to.

Our accomplishments show what kind of people we are.

You should be able to do anything you can afford as an adult.