"It is not the destiny of Black America to repeat white America's mistakes. But we will, if we mistake the trappings of success in a sick society for the signs of a meaningful life."

-- Audre Lorde

#Meaningful Quotes #Mistake Quotes #Destiny Quotes

“Send out judgment and low energy and that is what you'll attract back. Remember, when you judge another, you do not define them, you define yourself as someone who needs to judge. The same applies to judgments directed at you.”
“You couldnt get a job playing in a club unless you played so much Top 40 and so many Beatles songs. I just went into a sort of revolt.”
“A healthy environment is essential to a livable Oregon and a strong economy.”
“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
“I guess I see a part of myself in everyone I write about. I tend to write about kids who are obsessed with something, and even though I have never been good with machines the way Hugo is, I did love miniature things when I was a kid.”
“Practically all government attempts to redistribute wealth and income tend to smother productive incentives and lead toward general impoverishment.”

Source : Henry Hazlitt (2010). “Economics in One Lesson: The Shortest and Surest Way to Understand Basic Economics”, p.228, Crown Business
“Be everything with so much love in your heart that you would never want to do it any other way.”
“Inaction may be the biggest form of action.”

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