"...Negroes must concern themselves with every single means of struggle: legal, illegal, passive, active, violent and non- violent.... They must harass, debate, petition, boycott, sing hymns, pray on steps--and shoot from their windows when the racists come cruising through their communities.... The acceptance of our condition is the only form of extremism which discredits us before our children [ellipses in source]."

-- Lorraine Hansberry

#Children Quotes #Struggle Quotes #Mean Quotes

“I like Americans, but they are somewhat monocellular. When I talk with Americans, I often wonder why they are so simpleminded.”
“I fell for a boy from the wrong side of the tracks.”
“On my first days here I did not start work immediately but, as planned, I took it easy for a few days - flicked through books, studied Japanese art a little.”
“I was a garbage man in New Jersey in summers during college at Yale. Everybody else got to go to Switzerland and I got to go to the dump.”
“My heroes are those who risk their lives every day to protect our world and make it a better place - police, firefighters and members of our armed forces.”
“What humans do with the language of mathematics is to describe patterns...”
“The conservationist¹s most important task, if we are to save the Earth, is to educate.”
“There's people outside our house; you get followed by photographers; you can't go out and have a cup of coffee with a friend without someone coming up to you.”

Source : "Jack's Addiction: Jack Osbourne Talks About His Addiction And Recovery". Interview with MTV News' Gideon Yago, 2003.

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