"Those in the community who defy authority and 'break the law' seem to enjoy the good life and have everything in the way of material possessions. On the other hand, people who work hard and struggle and suffer much are the victims of greed and indifference, losers. This insane reversal of values presses heavily on the Black community. The causes originate from outside and are imposed by a system that ruthlessly seeks its own rewards, no matter what the cost in wrecked human lives."

-- Huey Newton

#Good Life Quotes #Struggle Quotes #Hard Work Quotes

“I would want people to take away this idea that sometimes people's problems or neuroses are really the things that are kind of a blessing in disguise, and even though there's sometimes pain associated with these things that sometimes in the face of adversity with obstacles to overcome, people can really kind of soar and find their higher selves.”

Source : "Tony Shalhoub Says Goodbye to Monk". Interview with Brian Gallagher, movieweb.com. August 4, 2009.
“I know because I read...Your mind is not a cage. It's a garden. And it requires cultivating.”
“Manners will become important to children only if they are important to their parents.”

Source : Thomas Lickona (2012). “Raising Good Children: From Birth Through The Teenage Years”, p.84, Bantam
“... poetry is one of the essential structures of civilization -- carrying myth, ritual, 'tales of the tribe' and the essence of language ...”
“That's the definition of a mini-series. A mini-series is a show that has no continuing story or narrative elements between one group of episodes and another, so no, I wasn't surprised.”

Source : Source: collider.com
“The halls were empty. Charlotte had missed the first bell and would be late, again. Her homeroom teacher would ask her for an excuse and she would say, 'Overwhelming feeling of dread.' That was going to go over nicely.”

Source : Anne Ursu (2008). “The Siren Song”, p.27, Simon and Schuster
“It turns out it takes 30 years for a new idea to seep into the culture. Technology does not drive change. It is our collective response to the options and opportunities presented by technology that drives change.”
“Television has a real problem. They have no page two. Consequently every big story gets the same play and comes across to the viewer as a really big, scary one.”

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