"Mostly I'm interviewed by white people, and identified with white society."

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Nadine Gordimer

#White Quotes #People Quotes

“You could either be trapped by what was going on around you, or you could find a way out. I think that everything, even if it is scary or good, comes into our life to help elevate and expand us as human beings.”
“To sanctify God is to reverence Him in our hearts, and to represent Him in the glory of His holiness before men.”

Source : Richard Alleine, Joseph Alleine (2000). “Heaven Opened: The Riches of God's Covenant Grace”, p.76, Sovereign Grace Publishers,
“The historian's first duties are sacrilege and the mocking of false gods. They are his indispensable instruments for establishing the truth.”
“And yes, I'll admit, I am jealous. I'm jealous of every minute you spend with him, of every concerned expression you send his way, of every tear shed, of every glance, every touch, and every thought. I want to rip him to pieces and purge him from your mind and from your heart. But I can't.”
“The disease of men is that they neglect their own fields and go to weed the fields of others.”

Source : Mencius (1875). “The Life and Works of Mencius: With Essays and Notes”, p.380, Digireads.com Publishing
“When you see a snake, never mind where he came from.”
“Let us not use bombs and guns to overcome the world. Let us use love and compassion. Peace begins with a smile-smile five times a day at someone you don't really want to smile at at all-do it for peace. So let us radiate peace...and extinguish in the world and in the hearts of all men all hatred and love for power.”
“Crazy people are considered mad by the rest of the society only because their intelligence isn't understood.”

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