"Knowledge is freedom and ignorance is slavery"

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Source : Miles Davis, Quincy Troupe (1990). “Miles”, p.61, Simon and Schuster

Miles Davis

#Ignorance Quotes #Slavery Quotes

“You can wear one thing one day and go the other end of the spectrum the other day. There are no rules and such, so long as you're comfortable and you have fun and are yourself.”
“I think poetry can be a kind of secular way in which people can be led to approach the difficult parts of their life, where there's been loss, where there's sadness of a deep kind. If poetry can help people to be more at ease in expressing even to themselves a lot of the darkness and pain of ordinary human existence, then it's serving some kind of cultural role, perhaps more than a cultural role, perhaps it is serving something of a spiritual role.”
“How we treat the vulnerable is how we define ourselves as a species.”
“Volleyball is like going to church ... many attend, but few understand.”
“You cannot hold God hostage (to your questions). He doesn’t owe you an answer. If you want the peace that passes understanding, you’re going to have to give up your right to understanding. It’s called trust.”
“There is an alchemy of quiet malice by which women can concoct a subtle poison from ordinary trifles.”
“The only prerequisites are past experience, a suitable personality and good communication skills: you need to be able to communicate adequately in English.”
“Whatcha gunna do when Hulkamanina and my 24 pythons run wild on you?!?!?!!?”

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