"My grandfather is Portuguese. He betrayed what was expected of him and married my grandmother of African descent on my father's side."

-- Fred D'Aguiar

#Father Quotes #Grandmother Quotes #Betrayed Quotes

“As Dante says in the beginning of the Inferno, 'In the midst of life's journey I found myself in a dark wood, for the right path was lost.' I think we're all doing that, in our various ways Looking for our Selves in the dark wood. I hope you find yourself on your journey.”
“Audiences like to see the bad guys get their comeuppance.”

Source : "Biography/Personal Quotes". www.imdb.com.
“The mining industry might make wealth and power for a few men and women, but the many would always be smashed and battered beneath its giant treads ...”

Source : Katharine Susannah Prichard (1983). “The Roaring Nineties: A Story of the Gold Fields of Western Australia”
“I think that a lot of our fashion history shows do touch on important issues. Fashion and Technology obviously does, because technology is impacting fashion in so many ways, from computer-assisted design to the way we actually purchase clothes online.”

Source : Source: www.interviewmagazine.com
“Get knocked down. Get back up. Always be a fighter. Don't be afraid of the punch. Don't be afraid of getting back up. Be afraid of giving up.”
“Document the moments you feel most in love with yourself - what you're wearing, who you're around, what you're doing. Recreate and repeat.”
“Every man's road in life is marked by the grave of his personal likings.”
“I have a very deep concern about President Obama putting in another 21,000 troops into Afghanistan with the promise of more to come.”

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