"We have landowners, small growers. We have people who are holding onto land that was acquired by their families after slavery. They need to produce some of the food we eat, so they can pay the taxes and hold onto the property. Taxes keep going up. We, and by we I mean black people, are rapidly becoming a landless people. Our ancestors, coming out of slavery, acquired more than 15 million acres of land. Today, we're probably down to less than 2 million acres."

-- Shirley Sherrod

#Mean Quotes #People Quotes #Black Quotes

“Writing humor is not something every single person can do.”

Source : "Celia Rivenbark releases 'You Don't Sweat Much for a Fat Girl'". USA Today Interview, www.usatoday.com. August 17, 2011.
“To every problem there is already a solution whether you know it or not.”
“If a person finds the negative people in his network, then he needs to mind or mend his own nature than others for his basic grounding decides only the level of acidic or toxic surrounding for him.”
“Worker ownership is only one form of democratizing ownership.”

Source : Source: www.truth-out.org
“I want to let fans know how much I appreciate them and how much I appreciate them showing interest in our music and me personally.”
“People in Sweden talk a lot about the weather - how much we hate it. But Finns get more depressed.”

Source : "Sweden’s Population: 9 Million. Camilla Lackberg’s Swedish Book Sales: 3 Million. Camilla Who?". Interview with Jesse Kornbluth, www.huffingtonpost.com. July 12, 2010.
“Who so loves believes the impossible.”
“The wind picks up. It sends leaves scurrying for cover until a softer breeze blows through, settling them down again as if to say, Shhh, there, there, it's all right. One leaf still dances in the air. It spins higher and higher, defying gravity and logic, stretching for something just out of reach. It shall have to fall, of course. Eventually. But for now, I hold my breath, willing it to keep going, taking comfort in its struggle.”

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