"One of the greatest tasks of my life has been to teach the colored man he can be anything."

-- Oscar Micheaux

#Men Quotes #Tasks Quotes #Teach Quotes

“...nothing ever happens quickly (except when it does). Nothing is ever, ever easy (except when it is). And, most of all, nothing ever goes perfectly according to plan (except in the movies).”

Source : Ally Carter (2011). “Only the Good Spy Young”, p.162, ReadHowYouWant.com
“You can put together an album with a bunch of producers, but your vision has to be clear. If you just grab a track from this person and this person and put them on a CD it doesn't mean that they go, just because you are rapping over them.”
“A reasonable scale of probability-what is likely-forbids believing a whole range of imaginative possibilities, even though we do not know anything for sure.”
“Why not assume that our humanity, including the self-control needed for livable societies, is built into us? Does anyone truly believe that our ancestors lacked social norms before they had religion? Did they never assist others in need, or complain about an unfair deal? Humans must have worried about the functioning of their communities well before the current religions arose, which is only a few thousand years ago.”
“In an ideal world, I'd love to work on something that is on par with 'Lost' or better than 'Lost.”
“If I can finish a cartoon in 20 minutes, then that's the ideal editorial cartoon - it's to the point.”
“Instead of wanting to win, we expected to win. There's a lifetime between wanting something and expecting something. When you expect something, it means you've prepared, done the work, and EXPECT TO WIN!!”
“Freedom to think requires not only freedom of expression but also freedom from the threat of orthodoxy and being outcast and ostracized.”

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