But steel bars have never yet kept out a mob it takes something a good deal stronger: human courage backed up by the consciousness of being right.

The sea - this truth must be confessed - has no generosity. No display of manly qualities - courage hardihood endurance faithfulness - has ever been known to touch its irresponsible consciousness of power.

Hip-hop is still cool at a party. But to me hip-hop has never been strictly a party it is also there to elevate consciousness.

I don't write for any group. I write to bring about a change in consciousness.

We have to raise the consciousness the only way poets can change the world is to raise the consciousness of the general populace.

Racism has been for everyone like a horrible tragic car crash and we've all been heavily sedated from it. If we don't come into consciousness of this tragedy there's going to be a violent awakening we don't want. The question is can we wake up?

It is ironic that the one thing that all religions recognize as separating us from our creator our very self-consciousness is also the one thing that divides us from our fellow creatures. It was a bitter birthday present from evolution.

Do not look for approval except for the consciousness of doing your best.

It seems like the chaos of this world is accelerating but so is the beauty in the consciousness of more and more people.

Only when inspired to go beyond consciousness by some extraordinary insight does beauty manifest unexpectedly.