"It is a great shock at the age of five or six to find that in a world of Gary Coopers you are the Indian."

--

James A. Baldwin

#Racism Quotes #Age Quotes #World Quotes

“To all trans youth out there, I would like to say respect yourself and be proud of who you are. All human beings deserve equal treatment no matter their gender identity or sexuality. To be perceived as what you say you are is a basic human right,”
“People tell me I need an assistant, but I dont want one.”
“I can feel like a hag some days if I want! And I can tell everybody how insecure I am if I want! Or I can be pretty and pretend to think I'm a hag out of fake modesty-I can do that if I want, too. Because you, Livingston, are not the boss of me and what kind of girl I become.”

Source : E. Lockhart (2014). “The Disreputable History of Frankie Landau-Banks”, p.55, Hot Key Books
“Cruelty to animals is an enormous injustice; so is expecting those on the lowest rung of the economic ladder to do the dangerous, soul-numbing work of slaughtering sentient beings on our behalf.”
“Over the years, the U.S. economy has shown a remarkable ability to absorb shocks of all kinds, to recover, and to continue to grow.”
“To call New York's traffic at holiday time a nightmare is to understate.”
“We did like 12 shows, then we did the entire Ozzfest with the first half completely booked; then we did the second half with a couple days off here and there”
“Trying to force things only disturbs your goals. Forcing will not help. Everything happens in its right time.”

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