"In England, theres no acknowledgement the invention of slavery came from Britain."

-- Chiwetel Ejiofor

#Slavery Quotes #England Quotes #Invention Quotes

“By setting up Berkshire Hathaway, Warren has done everything very rationally.”
“I owe everything I am and everything I will ever be to books.”
“Mastering the art of asking questions is essential to creativity and innovation. A More Beautiful Question should be standard reading for all aspiring design thinkers as well an inspiration to those searching for a life of curiosity and meaning.”
“I have spent a great deal of my life being part of minorities. Some of the people I admire the most in the world have had the courage to defend, against wind and tide, minority viewpoints in those frightening times when any disagreement with universal conformity is identified as treason.”
“Suppose that you want to teach the 'cat' concept to a very young child. Do you explain that a cat is a relatively small, primarily carnivorous mammal with retractible claws, a distinctive sonic output, etc.? I'll bet not. You probably show the kid a lot of different cats, saying 'kitty' each time, until it gets the idea. To put it more generally, generalizations are best made by abstraction from experience.”
“I'd noticed him watching me for a year or so, especially when we'd play games where there was running or jumping.”
“It has been suggested that an account of my life and fortunes would not be uninteresting to the public,”

Source : Frederick Douglass, Sojourner Truth, Solomon Northup, Olaudah Equiano (2016). “Slave Narratives Compilation: Twelve Years A Slave, My Bondage and My Freedom, Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass, Narrative of Sojourner Truth: A Northern Slave”, p.330, ShandonPress
“The secret of our success is that we never, never give up.”

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