"I was unique in that I was a kind of black that white people could accept. I was their daydream. I had the worst kind of acceptance because it was never for how great I was or what I contributed. It was because of the way I looked."

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Source : "Biography/ Personal Quotes". www.imdb.com.

Lena Horne

#Acceptance Quotes #Unique Quotes #White Quotes

“The stars that have most glory have no rest.”

Source : Samuel Daniel (1718). “The Poetical Works of Mr. Samuel Daniel ...: To which is Prefix'd, Memoirs of His Life and Writings ...”, p.303
“When I moved to SF in my early 20s, I loved it, but I was absolutely astonished to discover that people there hated L.A. I was just like why? Really? I had no idea.”
“I have three grandchildren and am hoping for 20.”
“I really like doing the laundry, because I succeed at it. But I loathe putting it away. It is already clean.”
“We enact many laws that manufacture criminals, and then a few that punish them.”
“Canadians are fond of darker stories, serious stories, so if you're a Mystery writer or a Romance writer or Fantasy Writer, you will most likely have an American publisher and agent.”

Source : "The Saturday Rumpus Interview With Eden Robinson". Interview With Helga Schimkat, therumpus.net. September 24, 2016.
“Every moment a gift: are you unwrapping yours now, and now, and now?”
“Few things in life match the thrill of a marathon.”

Source : "Personal Quotes/ Biography". www.imdb.com.

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