"I could endure the hunger. I had learned to live with hate. But to feel that there was feeling denied me, that the very breath of life itself was beyond my reach, that more than anything else hurt, wounded me. I had a new hunger."

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Source : Richard Wright (1998). “Black Boy”, Turtleback

Richard Wright

#Hurt Quotes #Hate Quotes #Feelings Quotes

“Many, many years ago, I was one of the few conductors who talked to the audience and now a lot of classical conductors have figured it out... otherwise, you just get the back of someone's head playing music you could hear on a CD. It's not enough anymore.”
“During peace time a scientist belongs to the World, but during war time he belongs to his country.”
“I was on acid and I looked at the trees and I realized that they all came to points, and the little branches came to points, and the houses came to point. I thought, 'Oh! Everything has a point, and if it doesn't, then there's a point to it.'”

Source : "Biography/ Personal Quotes". www.imdb.com.
“It's not that I don't respect my parents' authority or appreciate all that they did for me, but when I was 18 I was able to move out, and I was out. I feel like a different person since then; I mean, it's obviously a big turning point in life. I feel like I've established myself, and I'm a smarter and more mature for it.”
“I make myself strict rules in order to correct my nature. But it is my nature that i finally obey.”
“As far as being an African artist, my inspiration has been the fact that I'm a part of the generation that will put Nigerian African music on a global scale. It's been a long road for us, but I believe we're finally at that point where we can showcase our music to the world and get international recognition.”

Source : Meraki Mag Interview, www.merakiafrica.com. January 27, 2014.
“The Scandinavians are dear people but they've never been what you might call bywords for wit and sparkle, have they?”
“If I'm doing a talk show or an interview, or pretty much anything where I can't control the context, I'm loath to do the character.”

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