"I maintain that every civil rights bill in this country was passed for white people, not for black people."

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Source : Black Power Address at UC Berkeley, delivered October 1966, Berkeley, CA

Stokely Carmichael

#Country Quotes #Hippie Quotes #Rights Quotes

“If you look into the history of fashion, you'll discover that Gernreich was the leading name for years and the leading fashion designer both here in the United States and internationally.”

Source : Source: www.progressive.org
“Stop the words now. Open the window in the center of your chest, and let the spirits fly in and out.”
“I was nervous during Radiohead, we thought that they would hate us. I think when we played in LA, one of the dudes from Entourage was in the audience, and that was kinda weird. If anyone would make me nervous it would be David Bowie, Neil Young, someone like that.”

Source : Source: brightestyoungthings.com
“You probably won't remember me. I'm probably ancient history. I'm one of the chosen few who went ahead and fell for you. I'm out of vogue, I'm out of touch. I fell too fast, I feel too much. I thought that you might have some advice to give on how to be insensitive.”
“The one and only formative power given to man Is thought. By his thinking he not only makes character, but body and affairs, for as he thinketh within himself, so is he. Prejudice is a mist, which in our journey through the world often dims the brightest and obscures the best of all the good and glorious objects that meet us on our way.”
“We must become the change we want to see.”
“Cherish your solitude. Take trains by yourself to places you have never been. Sleep out alone under the stars. Learn how to drive a stick shift. Go so far away that you stop being afraid of not coming back. Say no when you donâ€™t want to do something. Say yes if your instincts are strong, even if everyone around you disagrees. Decide whether you want to be liked or admired. Decide if fitting in is more important than finding out what youâ€™re doing here. Believe in kissing.”

Source : Eve Ensler (2010). “I Am an Emotional Creature: The Secret Life of Girls Around the World”, p.139, Villard
“Always, always powder your T-zone and the lines going from your nose down around your mouth so you don't look like a bulldog. When those areas are shiny, it's awful. And gloss will keep your lips from appearing dehydrated.”

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