"There's only one free person in this society, and he is white and male."

-- Hazel Scott

#White Quotes #Males Quotes #This Society Quotes

“Let's be about leaving this world better than we find it each and every day. Our life is a testimony and through us divine loving is becoming more manifest. Greater good is calling upon us here in this world to be done this day. One of my rallying calls is let's go out and do some good. This is who we are. This is what we are about.”
“If I were young, fast, healthy, and had a lot of money and my whole sex life ahead of me, I'd retire - like Secretariat.”
“Everybody wants to be pretty because that's what they've been told will make them feel good even though there's no proof that people who are prettier are healthier and happier. So why don't we just cut to the chase and go straight to what makes us feel good?”
“I've been singing this song now for twenty five minutes. I could sing it for another twenty five minutes. I'm not proud... or tired.”
“I've been creating in some capacity forever. It was always usually painting and drawing, but I've been exploring more video and sculpture in recent years. But they're all kind of the same thing to me, in a way. They're all forms of production and output. As a creative person, sometimes you can't live without creating or producing something.”

Source : Source: www.elle.com
“Sometimes forgiveness is the hardest thing to give, but the most cherished thing to receive.”

Source : Maya Banks (2007). “Love Me, Still”, p.45, Samhain Publishing
“Dancers are a work of art - they are the canvas on which their work is painted.”
“I've always been anxious about 'Primer.' There's good things about it, but all I've seen for a long time is the flaws.”

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