"I think that Malcolm X was the most remarkable historical figure produced by Black America in the 20th century."

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Source : Source: historynewsnetwork.org

Manning Marable

#Thinking Quotes #America Quotes #Historical Quotes

“That's a poor match, Sean Kendrick," says a voice at my elbow. It's the other sister from Fathom & Sons, and she follows my gaze to Puck. "Neither of you are a housewife." I don't look away from Puck. "I think you assume too much, Dory Maud." "You leave nothing to assumption," Dory Maud says. "You swallow her with your eyes. I'm surprised there's any of her left for the rest of us to see.”
“I have been married for 58 years to the same woman. Our secret? Separate bathrooms.”
“I will always approach life from a small-town vibe. It makes experiences more fantastical,”

Source : "Hot Topic: Landon Liboiron" by Lauren Levinson, www.elle.com. April 19, 2013.
“The difference between possible and impossible is hard work and commitment.”
“It's ridiculous to insinuate that the social recognition of homosexual civil unions damages families or the institution of marriage.”

Source : "Out on the Right: On Being Gay, Conservative and Catholic". Interview with Markus Feldenkirchen and René Pfister, www.spiegel.de. November 23, 2012.
“There is always more surface to a shattered object than a whole.”

Source : Djuna Barnes, Rebecca Loncraine (2003). “The Book of Repulsive Women and Other Poems”, p.11, Psychology Press
“Whenever I am sent a new book on the lively arts, the first thing I do is look for myself in the index.”
“There has to be an entry point to learn about myself, or an idea I've never tried, because then I can try on a new skin and see the world through a different perspective. If I have that spark, then I'll save the file.”

Source : "Arca's Warped Beauty". Interview with Philip Sherburne, pitchfork.com. November 19, 2015.

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