"I freed a thousand slaves I could have freed a thousand more if only they knew they were slaves."

-- Harriet Tubman

#Inspiring Quotes #Democracy Quotes #Slavery Quotes

“I've come up against a few challenges. I've just taken them on with a really pure energy. I'm not out to change people's minds. I'm out to maybe educate and inspire.”
“Fishing provides time to think, and reason not to. If you have the virtue of patience, an hour or two of casting alone is plenty of time to review all youâ€™ve learned about the grand themes of life.”

Source : Carl Safina (2011). “The View from Lazy Point: A Natural Year in an Unnatural World”, p.130, Macmillan
“The most loving parents and relatives commit murder with smiles on their faces. They force us to destroy the person we really are: a subtle kind of murder.”
“There is a spirit in all music, the spirit has the ability to conjure up thoughts even pictures of something that happened or you wished would happen or you anticipate happening. Music has the ability to create ideas in you and me. It has the ability to encourage us to be creative.”
“I broke my nose and got a concussion when I was 13.”
“I love getting dressed up and having someone do my make-up and feeling pretty.”

Source : "Biography/Personal Quotes". www.imdb.com.
“Retarded kids are the best. When they ask for an autograph I just fake sign a picture and tell them that it's in invisible ink and it will show up later. They totally buy it. It saves me a fortune in markers.”
“I don't really go down one path. I wouldn't call myself a Buddhist, or a Catholic or a Christian or a Muslim, or Jewish. I couldn't put myself into any organized faith.”

Source : "Biography/Personal Quotes". www.imdb.com.

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