"The first thing you must do is forget that I'm Black. Second, you must never forget that I'm Black."

-- Pat Parker

#Tolerance Quotes #Black Quotes #Firsts Quotes

“World War II ended the Great Depression with one of the great public-private industrial collaborations in the history of man.”
“Our mathematics of the last few decades has wallowed in generalities and formalizations.”
“I've tended to lean more toward the Dalai Lama and people like Russell Means who have been my political and spiritual North Stars, but I certainly regard Nelson Mandela with great respect and humility.”
“My big thing is to make sure the lipsticks taste good when you kiss. And, well, so far they taste pretty darn good.”
“When opportunity knocks, you have to open the door, with or without your confidence.”
“I am the master! I stretch forth my hands, even to the skies! I lay my hands upon the stars, as on the crystal wheels of the harmonica. Now fast, now slow, as my soul wills, I turn the stars. I weave them into rainbows, harmonies. I feel immortality! I create immortality!”
“You are responsible for your life. You can't keep blaming somebody else for your dysfunction. Life is really about moving on.”
“Ben Battle was a soldier bold, and used to war's alarms, But a cannon-ball took off his legs, so he laid down his arms.”

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