"My challenge was to weave into the fabric of American history enough of the presence of blacks so that the story of the United States could be told adequately and fairly."

-- John Hope Franklin

#Inspirational Quotes #Motivational Quotes #History Quotes

“Hurry? I have no time to hurry.”
“In the middle of a garden grew a rose tree; it was full of roses, and in the loveliest of them all lived an elf. He was so tiny that no human eye could see him. He had a snug little room behind every petal of the rose. He was as well made and as perfect as any human child, and he had wings reaching from his shoulders to his feet. Oh, what a delicious scent there was in his room, and how lovely and transparent the walls were, for they were palest pink, rose petals.”
“I lead a simple life. I get residuals. I have a family; we're doing alright.”

Source : "Biography/ Personal Quotes". www.imdb.com.
“You can't say civilization don't advance... in every war they kill you in a new way.”
“What an immense impression Paris made upon me. It is the most extraordinary place in the world!”
“Souls don't have races or sexes or religions. They are beyond artificial divisions.”
“The concept of happiness has to be reorganised.”
“Communicating our questions, hopes, and fears in prayer makes them-even to ourselves-more open and clear...”

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