"It was probably one of the things that gave me a sense of possibility and allowed for me to see beyond the small community that I existed within. You know, I was making friends with young Soviet kids. this is during perestroika. You know, there's bread lines and vodka lines. The entire social structure of what was then the Soviet Union was radically different from what we know today."

-- Kehinde Wiley

#Kids Quotes #Community Quotes #Unions Quotes

“Spatial working memory is impaired by stress.”
“Along the coast the sea roars, and inland the mountains roar â€“ the roaring at the center, like a distant clap of thunder.”
“I donâ€™t need to go out there and trick guys, and I donâ€™t need to go out there and be perfect. I've just got to attack the strike zone, let my stuff work and get much better results that way.”
“The rise of Donald Trump is explained not so much by the hatred of Muslims, but rather the hatred of just one Muslim. The one who is not a Muslim.”
“Liberty cannot be established without morality, nor morality without faith.”

Source : Alexis de Tocqueville (1847). “Democracy in America”, p.11
“I have no fear of making changes, destroying the image, etc., because the painting has a life of its own.”
“In our darkest hour, in my deepest despair Will you still care? Will you be there? In my trials and my tribulations Through our doubts and frustrations In my violence, in my tribulence Through my fear and my confessions In my Anguish and my pain Through my joy and my sorrow In the promise of another tomorrow I'll never let you part, for you're always in my heart”
“Litigation: A machine which you go into as a pig and come out of as a sausage.”

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