"There is no better teacher than adversity. Every defeat, every heartbreak, every loss, contains its own seed, its own lesson on how to improve your performance next time."
— Malcolm X
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There is no better teacher than adversity. Every defeat, every heartbreak, every loss, contains its own seed, its own lesson on how to improve your performance next time.
About this quote
Attributed to The Autobiography of Malcolm X (1965), the memoir Malcolm X dictated to journalist Alex Haley over three years before his assassination in February 1965. The book traces his harrowing early life — his father's death, his mother's institutionalization, reform school, prison — as a series of setbacks that ultimately drove his self-education and political transformation, giving the sentiment about adversity a direct autobiographical grounding.
Source
The Autobiography of Malcolm X (with Alex Haley), 1965
