"I am more of a conservationist, myself. And people have come to me and said, "Wow, you're an African-American conservationist!" And my response is, "No, I'm a conservationist who happens to be black.""

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Source : Source: www.motherjones.com

Jerome Ringo

#People Quotes #African American Quotes #Black Quotes

“Human nature means that institutions at some point lose their sense of mission. That sense of vulnerability drives Pimco.”
“I really don't have time "to Twitter," it's not something that should grab your day. That's a big misconception, actually, about the whole service. You don't go out of your way to tweet, you just post when you've got something. Hopefully, not while you're driving. It complements your life more than takes over your life.”
“I would rather exercise than read a newspaper.”

Source : FaceBook post by Kim Alexis from Jul 13, 2016
“People may talk about the equality of the sexes! They are not equal. The silent smile of a sensible, loving woman will vanquish ten men.”
“For sure, sometimes I don't know what I am doing.”
“No companion however wise, no friend however useful, can be to me what my mother has been: her image will long pursue my fancy; her voice for ever hang in my ears: may her precepts but sink into my heart!”

Source : Hester Lynch Piozzi (1926). “The letters of Mrs. Thrale”
“Nothing whips my blood like verse.”
“In truth the most striking figure for the relation of the two is that of the strong blind man carrying the sighted lame man on his shoulders.”

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