"No one is born a good citizen; no nation is born a democracy. Rather, both are processes that continue to evolve over a lifetime. Young people must be included from birth. A society that cuts off from its youth severs its lifeline."

-- Kofi Annan

#Cutting Quotes #People Quotes #Society Quotes

“I was just in Las Vegas, where prostitution is legal. Which is a relief because I live in Los Angeles, where it is mandatory.”
“You want everyone to succeed in your family.”
“There was free trade in Africa. There was free enterprise in Africa before the colonialists came.”

Source : "Wide Angle" with Bill Moyers, www.pbs.org. July 26, 2005.
“Man (and woman) has an infinite capacity for self-development. Equally, he has an infinite capacity for self-destruction. A human being may be clinically alive and yet, despite all appearances, spiritually dead.”
“Seriously though, my father was the first African American to sign a contract with the Metropolitan Opera so I grew up with classical music and jazz in the home all the time.”

Source : "Josephine de la Baume on Mark & "Dreamcore" Style". Interview with Lauren Houssin, www.elle.com. May 16, 2011.
“Good grief, Molly. He doesn't scare you?" "Of course not." "But he's..." "He's sweet," Molly insisted. Dare snorted. "He's still listening.”

Source : FaceBook post by Lori Foster from Jul 28, 2014
“Radical simply means 'grasping things at the root.'”

Source : Angela Y. Davis (2011). “Women, Culture & Politics”, p.14, Vintage
“God is love, generosity and forgiveness; if we believe in this, we will never allow our weaknesses to paralyse us.”

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