"I came home every Friday afternoon, riding the six miles on the back of a big mule. I spent Saturday and Sunday washing and ironing and cooking for the children and went back to my country school on Sunday afternoon."

-- Ida B. Wells

#Friday Quotes #Country Quotes #Children Quotes

“Living at risk is jumping off the cliff and building your wings on the way down.”
“We must protect the right of our opponents to speak because we must hear what they have to say.”
“Americans, unknowingly, live part of every day in the house that Satch built.”
“It was not cool to be that fun, bubbly kid, so I would just go off on my own and sing and make up songs, and that's how I think I developed into the kind of artist and writer that I am.”

Source : "Elle Varner Was Never 'the Pretty Girl' Before Perfectly Imperfect" by Rebecca Thomas, www.mtv.com. August 14, 2012.
“One of my few shortcomings is that I can't predict the future.”
“Learning is like a cow of desire. It, like her, yields in all seasons. Like a mother, it feeds you on your journey. Therefore learning is a hidden treasure.”
“Shearer could be at 100% fitness, but not peak fitness.”
“I like to give my inhibitions a bath now and then.”

Source : Biography/Personal Quotes, www.imdb.com.

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