"When I was born, I was colored. I soon became a Negro. Not long after that I was black. Most recently I was African-American. It seems we're on a roll here. But I am still first and foremost in search of freedom."

-- Harry Belafonte

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“Each child brings so much joy and hope into the world, and that is reason enough for being here. As you grow older, you will contribute something else to this world, and only you can discover what that is.”
“We may be sucking in all sorts of viruses and we really don't know the full range of them. Maybe we've got flu virus inside of us. That's a possibility. Maybe we're part flu.”

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“Independence is a heady draught, and if you drink it in your youth, it can have the same effect on the brain as young wine does. It does not matter that its taste is not always appealing. It is addictive and with each drink you want more.”
“If anybody ever dares to compare Bob Dole to Clinton, then they're comparing a criminal to an honest man.”
“Philosophers should be, as Seneca put it, 'lawyers for humanity'. Make what you think and feel count; the examined life has global dimensions.”
“I have just now come from a party where I was its life and soul; witticisms streamed from my lips, everyone laughed and admired me, but I went away â€” yes, the dash should be as long as the radius of the earth's orbit â€”â€”â€”â€”â€”â€”â€”â€”â€”â€”â€” and wanted to shoot myself.”
“As you get older, you can suffer from painful hips, and our joints wear a lot quicker than for people of average height.”
“I think the reason I'm an actress is because I love playing kind of a more extreme people.”

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