"The African prisoners are orderly and peaceable among themselves."

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Lewis Tappan

#Prisoner Quotes

“It's only ... when we're stripped of purpose that we know who we are.”
“I love bringing the colors and textures of other cultures. If I wear a dress that I bought from a street vendor in Bali on a red carpet, it's a way of bringing my travels with me.”

Source : "Serinda Swan on 'Graceland' and Her Go-To Red-Carpet Designers". Interview with Lorraine Cwelich, www.elle.com. January 30, 2013.
“These were the moments when I was disappointed and frustrated, when I got so low because it seemed all my hard work had been wasted. But the moments passed, and the motivation to go back to rehab was there again.”

Source : "Kim Clijsters: 'Me and Dad had this thing about the number one'". Interview with Donald McRae, www.theguardian.com. January 9, 2012.
“I'll do anything for kids but I don't sign anything for grownups anymore.”
“I don't know if I'd want to do that anymore, because you always get bigger laughs on college campuses. So, when the film plays in front of a city audience, you've probably cut too loosely.”

Source : "Biography / Personal Quotes". www.imdb.com.
“Well, I wouldn't say that I was in the great class, but I had a great time while I was trying to be great.”
“Don't think shoot. Soon as you start thinking you miss.”
“Debate is healthy and no one in this chamber - starting with me - has a monopoly on being right.”

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