"Slavery ended and left its false images of black people intact"

-- John Henrik Clarke

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“I hate the words 'handicapped' and 'disabled'. They imply that you are less than whole. I don't see myself that way at all.”
“I was hired to do as many Boy Commando, Newsboy Legion, and Sandman stories as I could.”
“Level 5 leaders channel their ego needs away from themselves and into the larger goal of building a great company. It's not that Level 5 leaders have no ego or self-interest. Indeed, they are incredibly ambitious-but their ambition is first and foremost for the institution, not themselves.”
“During one or two summers, as well as part-time during the school year, I worked for a small Canadian company which developed electrical instruments for military planes.”
“The most miraculous process is watching a song go from a tiny idea in the middle of the night to something that 55,000 people are singing back to you.”
“I gave everything I had to basketball. The passion is still there but the desire to play is not. It was a great ride.”
“I really like when critics reveal their subjectivity and their humanity. I prefer it when people say nice things, but if they say not-nice things or things that are critical, I'm open to it and I accept it. I mean, I have to live with it. But I do think there's a dishonesty in not acknowledging that you're a person with an opinion. I think it's almost like a power grab.”

Source : "Charlie Kaufman" by Scott Tobias, www.avclub.com. October 22, 2008.
“Maybe I'm damned if I do, but with every other beat I got left in my heart, you know I'd rather be damned with you.”

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