"It is wrong not to give a hand to the fallen. This right is common to the whole human race."

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Source : "Controversiae". Book 1, Chapter 1, sect. 14. Translation from Norman T. Pratt "Seneca's Drama", p. 140, 1983.

Seneca the Elder

#Hands Quotes #Race Quotes #Giving Quotes

“The Saint whose water can light lamps, the clairvoyant whose lapse in recall is the breath of God, the true paranoid for whom all is organized in spheres joyful or threatening about the central pulse of himself, the dreamer whose puns probe ancient fetid shafts and tunnels of truth all act in the same special relevance to the word, or whatever it is the word is there, buffering, to protect us from. The act of metaphor than was a thrust at truth and a lie, depending where you were: inside, safe or outside, lost.”
“For me, a dancer is part of an artist's entertainment - 'backup dancer' isn't even in my vocabulary.”

Source : "Laurieann Gibson: ‘Backup dancer’ isn’t even in my vocabulary". Interview with Jarett Wieselman, pagesix.com. May 27, 2011.
“I have an equal opportunity womb!”
“My hope is that my novels reflect the reality of a world where good and evil exist, imperfect people make mistakes, but a perfect Heavenly Father offers forgiveness and second chances.”
“Winners are not born, they are self-made.”
“Photography is my one recreation and I think it should be done well.”
“It must be remembered that the purpose of education is not to fill the minds of students with facts... it is to teach them to think.”
“I came to New York to see what I could see â€” that's from a children's book, isn't it? â€” and to find the living part.”

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