"I had many, many, many death threats. I couldn't open letters for a long time, because they all had to be opened by either the FBI or somebody. I couldn't open letters. I had to be escorted. In fact, just recently I went to a funeral, Calvin Wardlaw, who was the detective -- the policeman -- with me for two years, passed away just recently. He and I got to be bosom buddies really, but that was the hardest part. I wasn't able to enjoy -- you know."

-- Hank Aaron

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“There'll be a man on the moon before Gaylord Perry hits a home run.”

Source : "Pimping for the designated fan" by Jon Carroll, www.sfgate.com. July 13, 2009.
“A good place to start is with the kids ... One of the great founding principles of our country was that children would not be punished for the mistakes of their parents. It is time to provide an opportunity for legal residence and citizenship for those who were brought to this country as children and who know no other home.”

Source : "Eric Cantor: Dreamers 'Should Receive Pathway To Citizenship'" by Elise Foley, www.huffingtonpost.com. May 02, 2013.
“Art is the one place we all turn to for solace.”

Source : "Artist Carrie Mae Weems on 30 Years of Genius [INTERVIEW]". Interview with Kristin Braswell, www.ebony.com. February 5, 2014.
“Suckers think that you cure greed with money, addiction with substances, expert problems with experts, banking with bankers, economics with economists, and debt crises with debt spending”
“Listening causes me to find the existence of truth behind the veil.”
“And in Hollywood, you know, everyone is an expert. Most of them are expert editors. They can't direct, they can't write, they can't act, but, by God, they all think they can edit.”
“I speak Hindi fluently because my mother speaks only in Hindi and Urdu.”
“You don't have to cook fancy or complicated masterpieces - just good food from fresh ingredients.”

Source : FaceBook post by Julia Child from Nov 26, 2015

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