Gil Scott-Heron quotes

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. (Gil Scott-Heron)
Colour is not the issue in America; class is. View quote
Gil Scott-Heron
The revolution will not be televised. View quote
Gil Scott-Heron
I was a better writer when I was teaching. I was constantly going over the basics and constantly reminding myself, as I reminded my students, what made a good story, a good poem. View quote
Gil Scott-Heron
If someone comes to you and asks for help, and you can help them, you're supposed to help them. Why wouldn't you? You have been put in the position somehow to be able to help this person. View quote
Gil Scott-Heron
You know what has made me the happiest I've ever been? Seeing my son and daughter graduate from college. More than wanting them to be educated, I wanted them to be nice people. To see that they have become both is just a wonderful thing. View quote
Gil Scott-Heron
Music has the power to make me feel good like nothing else does. It gives me some peace for a while. Takes me back to who I really am. View quote
Gil Scott-Heron
The revolution that takes place in your head, nobody will ever see that. View quote
Gil Scott-Heron
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. View quote
Gil Scott-Heron
Our accomplishments show what kind of people we are. View quote
Gil Scott-Heron
I cannot afford to watch Fox News. (Gil Scott-Heron)
Womenfolk raised me and I was full-grown before I knew I came from a broken home. View quote
Gil Scott-Heron
I am honestly not sure how capable I am of love. And I'm not sure why. View quote
Gil Scott-Heron
My songs were always about the tone of voice rather than the words. View quote
Gil Scott-Heron
As for money - when I have it, it's great. When I don't, I go get some. I've been a dishwasher, a gardener, a cleaner. View quote
Gil Scott-Heron
You should be able to do anything you can afford as an adult. View quote
Gil Scott-Heron
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. View quote
Gil Scott-Heron
Schedule? I have no schedule. There is no hurry. I work when I want to. View quote
Gil Scott-Heron
I was a piano player before I was a poet. View quote
Gil Scott-Heron
I learnt early on that your audience take the songs in the way they want to rather than the way you might want them too. View quote
Gil Scott-Heron
Every show that sells out is like a hero's welcome for me. (Gil Scott-Heron)
I was born in Chicago, but I was raised in a town called Jackson, Tennessee. And a lot of these changes that were necessary and talked about it as important have been made, like, people go to school where they want to go. They work for equal pay, they work for - they can go school and have an equal shot at a job. View quote
Gil Scott-Heron
I was one of the first three black students to go to an all-white school in Tennessee. View quote
Gil Scott-Heron
You will not be able to stay home, brother. You will not be able to plug in, turn on, and cop out. View quote
Gil Scott-Heron
The revolution will not be brought to you by Xerox. View quote
Gil Scott-Heron