"I did a little bit to raise the dignity and recognition of the greatness of African-American music."

-- Ahmet Ertegun

#Greatness Quotes #African American Quotes #Littles Quotes

“It actually dawned on me that I donâ€™t fight. I just kill whatever annoys me, and itâ€™s over. (Savitar)”
“The first time it was reported that our friends were being butchered there was a cry of horror. Then a hundred were butchered. But when a thousand were butchered and there was no end to the butchery, a blanket of silence spread. When evil-doing comes like falling rain, nobody calls out "stop!" When crimes begin to pile up they become invisible. When sufferings become unendurable the cries are no longer heard. The cries, too, fall like rain in summer.”
“The person whose face is between your legs is gonna get lockjaw.”
“Elvis is bound to be dead. Look at all the vultures in his vicinity.”
“No nation can be free if it oppresses other nations.”

Source : Karl Marx, Friedrich Engels, Vladimir Ilʹich Lenin (1967). “On Scientific Communism”, Moscow : Progress
“The artists catch what's in the air. It's not because the artist "felt like it" or is a guru who channels the truth of the universe in some opaque, abstract way, or even in a realistic painting. The comics artist is someone who has the humility to set himself up in public culture and to communicate with the reader. If your image doesn't make sense, it's your problem, and I shouldn't publish it.”

Source : Source: www.guernicamag.com
“Leaders are fascinated by future. You are a leader if and only if, you are restless for change, impatient for progress and deeply dissatisfied with status quo. Because in your head, you can see a better future. The friction between 'what is' and 'what could be' burns you, stirs you up, propels you. This is leadership.”
“What really changed my life was watching the movie Juice and the opening scene - just hearing that record rotate. When I heard that I started getting serious about DJing and making beats and recording myself on the four-track.”

Source : Source: pitchfork.com

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