"Even as Ramadan holds profound meaning for the worldâ€™s 1.5 billion Muslims, it is also a reminder to people of all faiths of our common humanity and the commitment to justice, equality, and compassion shared by all great faiths. In that spirit, I wish Muslims across America and around the world a blessed month, and I look forward to again hosting an iftar dinner here at the White House. Ramadan Kareem."

-- Barack Obama

#Blessed Quotes #Commitment Quotes #Compassion Quotes

“Black women are some of the most colorful women in the world. We come in all shadeshave so many hair textures..eye colors..body types. In this generation, it's sad to see so many black girls claiming ethnicities that they know nothing about in hopes of impressing a man or appearing 'exotic'. So many people act as if being black and beautiful is impossible. It's not. If we wanna get technical and look at our history, almost every black American is mixed. But we must stop implying that a woman's beauty comes from a part of her that is not black.”
“This will of Stirner's, this restless probing of all given knowledge, this endless questioning, and the continuous bending towards new understanding, ...”
“It is impossible to win the race unless you venture to run, impossible to win the victory unless you dare to battle.”
“Successful people don't have any fewer problems than unsuccessful people; they just have a different mindset in dealing with them.”
“I think most people come toward things assuming everybody is going to be a good person. When you have an interaction where it doesn't go that way, it's very problematic and interesting and weird.”

Source : Source: therumpus.net
“If we can take the time to mute the noise we've build around ourselves the rhythm of the heartbeats and the purpose may be clear.”

Source : "Song: 'Why Are The Drums So Silent'". 2000.
“It is a great thing to know the season for speech and the season for silence.”
“I'm tired of being set upon by crazed Christians one minute and unbridled libertines the next. Girls, I'm going camping.”

Source : Bailey White (2009). “Mama Makes Up Her Mind: And Other Dangers of Southern Living”, p.20, Da Capo Press

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