"Dissimulation is the refuge of the slave."

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Source : "The Black Jacobins". Book by C. L. R. James, 1963.

C. L. R. James

#Slave Quotes #Refuge Quotes

“When somebody asks me what I do, I don't think I'd say critic. I say writer.”
“The focus in the Creator Orientation is on a Vision or an Outcome. You orient your thoughts and actions toward creating what you most deeply want to see or experience in life.”
“It's not fair that people ignore AIDS in Africa because it's Africa. It's not fair.”
“I'm not afraid to admit my weaknesses.”

Source : Source: halftimeonline.net
“While I do not think it was so intended I have always been of the opinion that this turned out to be much the best for me. I had no national experience. What I have ever been able to do has been the result of first learning how to do it. I am not gifted with intuition. I need not only hard work but experience to be ready to solve problems. The Presidents who have gone to Washington without first having held some national office have been at great disadvantage.”
“There's generally no good reason why others should care about most of any one artist's work. The function of the overwhelming majority of your artwork is simply to teach you how to make the small fraction of your artwork that soars.”

Source : David Bayles, Ted Orland (2001). “Art & Fear: Observations on the Perils (and Rewards) of Artmaking”, p.5, Image Continuum Press
“I'd like to go back to Paris someday and visit the Lourve museum, get a good running start, and hurl myself at the wall.”
“Opportunities are running out, and this is the do-or-die situation when the ball is in your hands, and you can either help your team to victory or not. And so I want to be in those situations. I think about them, and almost look forward to them.”

Source : "Eli Manning vs. the Haters". Interview with Andrew Daniels, www.menshealth.com. July 24, 2012.

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