Quotes by Gil Scott-Heron

Gil Scott-Heron

A good poet feels what his community feels. Like if you stub your toe, the rest of your body hurts.

Body

Community

Hurt

A lot of folks are so busy trying to get their groceries together that they don’t have time to do research. I have time. Maybe that’s the main difference.

Differences

Together

Trying

All the dreams you show up in are not your own.

Dream

Shows

Colour is not the issue in America; class is.

America

Class

Issues

Every show that sells out is like a hero’s welcome for me.

Hero

Shows

Welcome

Everything that’s bad for you catches on too quickly in America, because that’s the easiest thing to get people to invest in, the pursuits that are easy and destructive, the ones that bring out the least positive aspects of people.

America

Easy

People

I am a black man dedicated to expression; expression of the joy and pride of blackness. I consider myself neither poet, composer, or musician. These are merely tools used by sensitive men to carve out a piece of beauty or truth that they hope may lead to peace and salvation.

Expression

Men

Pride

I am honestly not sure how capable I am of love. And I’m not sure why.

Capable

Honestly

Not Sure

I don’t mind being criticized. I enjoy being criticized personally, not by rumor.

Enjoy

Mind

Rumor

I don’t see any independent position that I’m in; it’s rather inter-dependent.

Dependent

Independent

Position

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Actors

America

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Artist

Black

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Broken

Broken Homes

Capable

Class

Community

Cutting

Dependent

Differences

Dream

Easy

Enjoy

Enough

Equal Pay

Expression

Fashion

Feelings

Firsts

Fun

Helping

Hero

Home

Honestly

Hurt

Independent

Issues

Jobs

Kings

Lakes

Long

Made

Men

Mind

Mirrors

Mistake

My Favorite

Nature

Needs

Not Sure

People

Position

Pride

Program

Revolution

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Quotes by Gil Scott-Heron

Gil Scott-Heron

A good poet feels what his community feels. Like if you stub your toe, the rest of your body hurts.

A lot of folks are so busy trying to get their groceries together that they don’t have time to do research. I have time. Maybe that’s the main difference.

All the dreams you show up in are not your own.

Colour is not the issue in America; class is.

Every show that sells out is like a hero’s welcome for me.

Everything that’s bad for you catches on too quickly in America, because that’s the easiest thing to get people to invest in, the pursuits that are easy and destructive, the ones that bring out the least positive aspects of people.

I am a black man dedicated to expression; expression of the joy and pride of blackness. I consider myself neither poet, composer, or musician. These are merely tools used by sensitive men to carve out a piece of beauty or truth that they hope may lead to peace and salvation.

I am honestly not sure how capable I am of love. And I’m not sure why.

I don’t mind being criticized. I enjoy being criticized personally, not by rumor.

I don’t see any independent position that I’m in; it’s rather inter-dependent.

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