"I feel as proud to be Jewish as I feel to be black"

-- Sophie Okonedo

#Black Quotes #Proud Quotes #Feels Quotes

“Surely everyone is aware of the divine pleasures which attend a wintry fireside; candles at four o'clock, warm hearthrugs, tea, a fair tea-maker, shutters closed, curtains flowing in ample draperies to the floor, whilst the wind and rain are raging audibly without.”
“I wish there were a healthier Republican Party in the state of Oregon.”
“In most organizational change efforts, it is much easier to draw on the strengths of the culture than to overcome the constraints by changing the culture.”
“A financial panic is a very bad thing, but a government panic can do far greater damage in a far shorter time.”
“I wish I could leave you certain of the images in my mind, because they are so beautiful that I hate to think they will be extinguished when I am. Well, but again, this life has its own mortal loveliness. And memory is not strictly mortal in its nature, either. It is a strange thing, after all, to be able to return to a moment, when it can hardly be said to have any reality at all, even in its passing. A moment is such a slight thing. I mean, that its abiding is a most gracious reprieve.”
“I like radio because you can do an hour-long interview and then three days later have a finished piece.”

Source : "'This American Life,' en Español". Interview with Ian Gordon, www.motherjones.com. November/December 2012.
“Its just my goal to make other girls feel as strong as I feel when Im on that stage.”
“Always work with the present moment, not against it. Make it your friend and ally, not your enemy. This will miraculously transform your whole life.”

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