Cornel Ronald West (born June 2, 1953) is an American philosopher, political activist, social critic, author, publi...
I cannot be an optimist but I am a prisoner of hope. Cornel West
I cannot be an optimist but I am a prisoner of hope.
You must let suffering speak, if you want to hear the truth. Cornel West
You must let suffering speak, if you want to hear the truth.
You can't really move forward until you look back. Cornel West
You can't really move forward until you look back.
The greatest gift you can give someone is the gift of inspiration. Cornel West
The greatest gift you can give someone is the gift of inspiration.
It's impossible to translate Wall Street greed into one or two demands. Cornel West
It's impossible to translate Wall Street greed into one or two demands.
The problem is we need much more moral content. Cornel West
The problem is we need much more moral content.
We have to recognize that there cannot be relationships unless there is commitment, unless there is loyalty, unless there is love, patience, persistence. Cornel West
We have to recognize that there cannot be relationships unless there is commitment, unless there is loyalty, unless there is love, patience, persistence.
You can't lead the people if you don't love the people. You can't save the people if you don't serve the people. Cornel West
You can't lead the people if you don't love the people. You can't save the people if you don't serve the people.
We are who we are because somebody loved us. Cornel West
We are who we are because somebody loved us.
We will not allow this day of the Martin Luther King, Jr. Memorial to go without somebody going to jail. Cornel West
We will not allow this day of the Martin Luther King, Jr. Memorial to go without somebody going to jail.
Love and trust and justice, concern for the poor, that's being pushed to the margins, and you can see it. Cornel West
Love and trust and justice, concern for the poor, that's being pushed to the margins, and you can see it.
You've got to be a thermostat rather than a thermometer. A thermostat shapes the climate of opinion; a thermometer just reflects it. Cornel West
You've got to be a thermostat rather than a thermometer. A thermostat shapes the climate of opinion; a thermometer just reflects it.
