"After readingÂ The New Jim Crow,Â Michelle Alexander's stunning work of scholarship, one gains the terrible realization that, for people of color, the American criminal justice system resembles the Soviet Union's gulagâ€”the latter punished ideas, the former punishes a condition."

-- David Levering Lewis

#Reading Quotes #Color Quotes #Ideas Quotes

“If people are able to run the affairs of a village well, eventually theyâ€™ll be able to run a township, and a county.”
“The creation of a thousand forests is in one acorn.”
“For every kind of vampire, there is a kind of cross”
“There the wild animals wandered and fed as though they were in a pasture that stretched much farther than a man could see, and there were no settlers. Only Indians lived there.”
“We each have a story to tell, I know; so let each one take his turn.”

Source : Maud Lindsay (2010). “Mother Stories”, p.17, Heart of Dixie Publishing
“If you have donated, these children may never know your name, but they will never forget your kindness.”

Source : FaceBook post by Roma Downey from Feb 19, 2013
“Look at life all around; everything is growing, everything is moving forward. Therefore I recommend keeping in touch with life and with art.”

Source : Agrippina Vaganova (2012). “Basic Principles of Classical Ballet”, p.15, Courier Corporation
“Fashion is about two things: the evolution and the opposite.”

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