"I think that the human race does command its own destiny and that that destiny can eventually embrace the stars."

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Source : Lorraine Hansberry (2012). “Les Blancs: The Collected Last Plays: The Drinking Gourd/What Use Are Flowers?”, p.225, Vintage

Lorraine Hansberry

#Stars Quotes #Destiny Quotes #Thinking Quotes

“The Gospel of the army is cunning, as of all other human activities. The wisdom of the snake under the meekness of the sheep is what wins out. The first Commandment is--never let them get anything on you-- The second: Graft--get privileges others haven't got--worm yourself into confidence The Third--seem neat and prosperous--as if you had money in the bank”
“I guess you could say that Iâ€™m the luckiest girl because I got to meet my true hero. She was a precious person. She made me a better singer, a better person. She was the consummate artist and human being.”
“Upon your shattered ruins where This vine will flourish still, as rare, As fresh, as fragrant as of old. Love will not crumble.”

Source : "Pan-Worship: And Other Poems (Time And Love)". Book by Eleanor Farjeon, 1908.
“Objectivity and presence of mind are essential in such positions where sacrificial temptations are not always resistable.”

Source : Leonid Shamkovich, Eric Schiller (1987). “Saving lost positions”, B. T. Batsford Limited
“If you are young, and not liberal, then you don't have a heart. If you are old, and not conservative, then you don't have a brain.”
“An enemy is anyone who tells the truth about you.”
“There is in God, some say, a deep but dazzling darkness.”
“I knew that I had it tough compared to children around me. But I felt like I needed it. I think I had the wisdom as a child to know that it would help me later on.”

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