I stopped talking to white people about race because I don’t think giving up is a sign of weakness. Sometimes it’s about self-preservation.
“You should focus on being more interested than interesting.”
― The Blue Sweater: Bridging the Gap Between Rich and Poor in an Interconnected World
― The Blue Sweater: Bridging the Gap Between Rich and Poor in an Interconnected World
“While there is a lower class, I am in it, while there is a criminal element, I am of it, and while there is a soul in prison, I am not free.”
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“Never give up on a dream just because of the time it will take to accomplish it. The time will pass anyway.”
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“It struck me as pretty ridiculous to be called Mr. Darcy and to stand on your own looking snooty at a party. It's like being called Heathcliff and insisting on spending the entire evening in the garden, shouting "Cathy" and banging your head against a tree.”
― Bridget Jones’s Diary
― Bridget Jones’s Diary
“All men dream: but not equally. Those who dream by night in the dusty recesses of their minds wake up in the day to find it was vanity, but the dreamers of the day are dangerous men, for they may act their dreams with open eyes, to make it possible.”
― Seven Pillars of Wisdom: A Triumph
― Seven Pillars of Wisdom: A Triumph
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