"Many reporters, when they go to work in the nation's capital, begin thinking of themselves as participants in the political process instead of glorified stenographers."

-- P. J. O'Rourke

#Thinking Quotes #Political Quotes #Process Quotes

“There was a whole language that I could never make function for myself; it revolved around words like 'tortured', 'struggle'. 'pain''.. ..I could never see these qualities in paint - I could see them in life and art that illustrates life. But I could not see such conflicts in the materials and I knew that it had to be in the attitude of the painter.”
“I want to do nothing chic, I want to have ideas before beginning a piece.”
“You've got to understand life, understand it when you're young.”
“Follow your heart's truth with no need for personal gain other than the feeling produced when doing what you truly love.”

Source : "Keke Palmer of 'Crazy Sexy Cool: The TLC Story' – Krazy about Keke!". Interview with Kam Williams, www.philasun.com. October 25, 2013.
“I think I am done with Wikipedia for the time being. But I have a secret hope. Someone recently proposed a Wikimorgue - a bin of broken dreams where all rejects could still be read, as long as they weren't libelous or otherwise illegal.”
“It's hard [arriving just before the game], but it's more mental than anything. I think I prepared myself as I was coming over mentally, to not think about being fatigued or anything, just to be ready to help the team.”
“At the risk of quoting Mephistopheles I repeat: Welcome to hell. A hell erected and maintained by human-governments, and blessed by black robed judges. A hell that allows you to see your loved ones, but not to touch them. A hell situated in America's boondocks, hundreds of miles away from most families. A white, rural hell, where most of the captives are black and urban. It is an American way of death.”

Source : FaceBook post by Mumia Abu Jamal from Sep 10, 2011
“Like a kite Cut from the string, Lightly the soul of my youth Has taken flight.”

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