Cornel Ronald West (born June 2, 1953) is an American philosopher, political activist, social critic, author, publi...
You can't really move forward until you look back. Cornel West
You can't really move forward until you look back.
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.
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.
The problem is we need much more moral content. Cornel West
The problem is we need much more moral content.
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.
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.
We are who we are because somebody loved us. Cornel West
We are who we are because somebody loved us.
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 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'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.
There is a price to pay for speaking the truth. There is a bigger price for living a lie. Cornel West
There is a price to pay for speaking the truth. There is a bigger price for living a lie.
I take my fundamental cue from John Coltrane that says there must be a priority of integrity, honesty, decency, and mastery of craft. Cornel West
I take my fundamental cue from John Coltrane that says there must be a priority of integrity, honesty, decency, and mastery of craft.
