"I have come from France more firmly convinced than ever that Negros should write Negro music. We have our own racial feeling and if we try to copy whites we will make bad copiesâ€¦We won France by playing music which was ours and not a pale imitation of others, and if we are to develop in America we must develop along our own lines."

-- James Reese Europe

#Writing Quotes #America Quotes #Feelings Quotes

“When there's characters out there that don't have humor, I don't find them as believable, because we all have humor, no matter what level it is, we all use it every day, no matter what situation we're in, we'll try and have a bit of a laugh even if it goes wrong.”
“In those early centuries of Christianity, Christianity did not go into the world apologizing. It went to slay the powers of darkness and undo the works of the devil, and it lived in holy triumph.”

Source : John G. Lake (2010). “Your Power In The Holy Spirit”, p.78, Whitaker House
“By doing the work to love ourselves more, I believe we will love each other better.”

Source : "Hung Up on Our Bullies: Internalized Transphobia" by Laverne Cox, www.huffingtonpost.com. November 8, 2011.
“My fantasy is that there is a new regulatory body that is in charge of algorithmic auditing.”

Source : Source: www.salon.com
“A friend of mine tells me that a Beethoven symphony can solve for him a problem of conduct. I've no doubt that it does so simply by giving him a sense of the tragedy and the greatness of human destiny, which makes his personal anxieties seem small, which throws them into a new proportion.”
“I couldn't understand a sense of unease that multiplied until I could hear my heart beating.”
“My idea of heaven is a great big baked potato and someone to share it with.”
“I lack what the English call character, by which they mean the power to refrain.”

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