"We as black have to remind ourselves that we are a great people and we come from a great lineage. How can we say that we were Kings and Queens during ancient civilization but then turn around and say, 'we don't have privilege.' Who said that? What is that based on? Is that based on the white man's definition of privilege and what this system is showing us? Yes, of course."

-- Charlamagne Tha God

#People Quotes #Black Quotes #Ancient Quotes

“Darkness cannot drive out darkness; only light can do that. Hate cannot drive out hate; only love can do that.”

Source : Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. (2012). “A Gift of Love: Sermons from Strength to Love and Other Preachings”, p.67, Beacon Press
“This is a time for serious people, Bob, and your fifteen minutes are up.”
“The dead they sleep a long, long sleep; The dead they rest, and their rest is deep; The dead have peace, but the living weep.”

Source : Samuel Hoffenstein (1954). “Complete Poetry”
“The Gulf War was like teenage sex. We got in too soon and out too soon.”
“How can one be a woman and not be a feminist? That's my question.”

Source : "Debbie Harry: 'I'm more anonymous than Gaga or Madonna. I'm more of a cult figure'". Interview With Rachel Cooke, www.theguardian.com. June 18, 2011.
“True beauty comes from the inside out. It emerges from proper thinking, as well as proper nutrition and exercise.”
“The holiest of holidays are those kept by ourselves in silence and apart; The secret anniversaries of the heart.”
“In the United States, it is now possible for a person eighteen years of age, female as well as male, to graduate from high school, college, or university without ever having cared for, or even held, a baby; without ever having comforted or assisted another human being who really needed help. . . . No society can long sustain itself unless its members have learned the sensitivities, motivations, and skills involved in assisting and caring for other human beings.”

Source : "The Ecology of Human Development".

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