"We were the only black family in an estate with 1,000 white families. Liverpool being quite racist in the Sixties, it was a bit grim growing up."

-- Craig Charles

#Growing Up Quotes #White Quotes #Black Quotes

“I'm really concerned that too-big-to-fail has become too-big-for-trial.”
“My uncle's house burned down when I was 6 years old. We got out safely. But ever since, I've had a nightmare of dying in a fire.”
“I did commercials since I was 16, and that's kind of acting, depending on what you're selling.”

Source : "Biography/ Personal Quotes". www.imdb.com.
“Celebrities have to get their cars washed just like everybody else.”
“Our religious needs are our deepest needs. There is no peace till they are satisfied and contented. The attempt to stifle them is in vain. If their cry be drowned by the noise of the world, they do not cease to exist. They must be answered.”
“People aim for the stars, and they end up like goldfish in a bowl. I wonder if it wouldn't be simpler just to teach children right from the start that life is absurd.”

Source : Muriel Barbery (2013). “The Elegance of the Hedgehog”, p.15, Gallic Books
“Every moment of resistance to temptation is a victory.”
“You may only get this one life â€“ but lived free of submissive reverence â€“ that is still a thing of rampant beauty.”

Source : Trevor Treharne (2012). “How to Prove God Does Not Exist: The Complete Guide to Validating Atheism”, p.262, Universal-Publishers

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