"I believe unconditionally in the ability of people to respond when they are told the truth. We need to be taught to study rather than believe, to inquire rather than to affirm."

-- Septima Poinsette Clark

#Believe Quotes #People Quotes #Needs Quotes

“Just once I would like to persuade the audience not to wear any article of blue denim. If only they could see themselves in a pair of brown corduroys like mine instead of this awful, boring blue denim.”
“I'm never gonna try it, because you got to pay a lot for cocaine, and that's not the way I want to spend my money.”

Source : Source: business.highbeam.com
“Whether elected or appointed, public officials serve those who put and keep them in office. We cannot depend upon them to fight our battles.”
“We will not be driven by fear ... if we remember that we are not descended from fearful men.”
“Egotism, n: Doing the New York Times crossword puzzle with a pen.”
“From my dad I learned to be good to people, to always be honest and straightforward. I learned hard work and perseverance.”
“The greatest joys and the greatest sorrows we experience are in family relationships. The joys come from putting the welfare of others above our own. That is what love is. And the sorrow comes primarily from selfishness, which is the absence of love. The ideal God holds for us is to form families in the way most likely to lead to happiness and away from sorrow.”
“When you love someone all your saved up wishes start coming out.”

Source : Elizabeth Bowen (1938). “The death of the heart”, Viking Pr

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