"The Fourth of July-memorable in the history of our nation as the great day of independence to its countrymen-had no claim upon our sympathies. They made a flag and threw it to the heavens and bid it float forever; but every star in it was against us."

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Source : Henry McNeal Turner (1971). “Respect Black: the writings and speeches of Henry McNeal Turner”

Henry McNeal Turner

#Stars Quotes #Memorable Quotes #July Quotes

“Why do people complain that there's no time to get their work done? Because there is more work to do than the work they think they have to do.”
“In terms of the feeling of the piece, I cant think about what people are gonna think about it, what are the critics gonna say, I'm trying to bring some resolution, and realize that myself. It's a struggle; it's a process that gets us this.”

Source : "Biography/Personal Quotes". www.imdb.com.
“For an actor, you're rejected eight or ten times a day. All you've got to sell is yourself. You're not selling products, they're not turning down a car, they're turning you down. Most people can't handle that. Most people are essentially not set up that way.”

Source : "Biography/Personal Quotes". www.imdb.com.
“You build walls & boundaries when you give into your mind. Fear nothing & take control of who you are & who you are meant to be”

Source : Twitter post from Mar 10, 2017
“The unvarnished truth is that a trained dog is a perishable commodity. Few things are so subject to deterioration. It is almost as hard-and it takes almost as good a hunter-to keep a dog good as to make one as good. Eternal vigilance is the price of a good bird dog, regardless of who you are, or where and how virtuously you live.”

Source : Biography/Personal Quotes, www.imdb.com.
“I don't think about what camera I should use that much. I just pick up the one that looks nicest on the day.”
“Discontent is the source of all trouble,but also of all progress, in individuals and nations.”
“I'll be out having a good time and stick my gum on the side of my cup - I know, it's a horrible habit - and people will steal the cup.”

Source : "Jenna Jameson: What I've Learned" by Cal Fussman, www.esquire.com. August 7, 2008.

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