"I think the NAACP isn't recognized enough for all of the work it does, especially in the field of law. They may have faded from view over the last couple of decades, but they are fighting the good fight."

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Source : "Tayari Jones Knows Why She Sings". Interview with Ru Freeman, www.huffingtonpost.com. May 09, 2012.

Tayari Jones

#Couple Quotes #Fighting Quotes #Thinking Quotes

“The Broadway schedule is so tough, so relentless there was almost no time to enjoy all the stuff.”

Source : "It's ALMOST, MAINE for John Cariani!!!". Interview with TJ Fitzgerald, www.broadwayworld.com. January 4, 2006.
“What is the poem, after it is written? That is the question. Not where it came from or why.”

Source : allen tate (1953). “the man of letters in the modern world”
“For some reason that only a sociologist might be able to accurately explain, the Brazilian Press was extremely unkind to me, reporting only selective derogatory untruthful rumors (some of which are still around), harsh criticism, and unwarranted sarcasm. I was very hurt by this. It was such great disappointment... When I came back from Brazil at that time, I made a promise to myself that I would never, ever again sing in Brazil. So far [as of 2002], I have kept this promise, having declined each and every invitation or proposals to perform in Brazil. Once was enough!”
“The truth is that things were already going so poorly for me that nothing surprised me anymore. But then the BKA sent 20 agents to search my house.”
“Discover your deep inner-self and from that place spread love in every direction.”

Source : Amit Ray (2010). “Meditation: Insights and Inspiration”, p.100, INNER LIGHT PUBLISHERS
“Hard work never hurt anyone who hired someone else to do it.”
“You are given the gifts of the gods; you create your reality according to your beliefs.”

Source : Jane Roberts, Seth (Spirit), Robert F. Butts (1994). “The Nature of Personal Reality: Specific, Practical Techniques for Solving Everyday Problems and Enriching the Life You Know”, p.436, New World Library
“Touching clothes is just shopping foreplay, but it's changing. After all, you don't need to try a Mercedes to know that you'd like one.”

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