"Introducing someone as a "Negro poet with a University degree" or again, quite simply, the expression, "a great black poet." These ready-made phrases, which seem in a common-sense way to fill a need-or have a hidden subtlety, a permanent rub."

-- Frantz Fanon

#Expression Quotes #Common Sense Quotes #Black Quotes

“First master the fundamentals.”
“I still have many goals left, especially the Overall World Cup standings.”
“The NSA has built an infrastructure that allows it to intercept almost everything.”

Source : "Edward Snowden, NSA files source: 'If they want to get you, in time they will'". Interview with Glenn Greenwald and Ewen MacAskill, www.theguardian.com. June 10, 2013.
“Lovers re-create the world.”

Source : Carter Heyward (1984). “Our Passion for Justice: Images of Power, Sexuality, and Liberation”
“Some Jews and Muslims accuse Christians of being idolatrous for believing in the Trinity. My response to both groups is that they fundamentally misunderstand the Christian understanding of the Trinity.”
“I think all it really takes for different people to get along is a common rooting interest and a few beers.”

Source : Matthew Quick (2010). “The Silver Linings Playbook: A Novel”, p.161, Macmillan
“Never let anyone try and make you into something that you're not. Remember what it is that you want, and always stay strong in that.”
“I wouldn't participate in 'Stars on Ice' if I were asked. I find it an amateurish tour in a way, the production quality.”

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