"As I go to sleep I remember what my father said-that one can never be sure if one will awake. The way my health is now, this is becoming more and more real."

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Jerzy Kosinski

#Father Quotes #Real Quotes #Sleep Quotes

“Black people are the magical faces at the bottom of society's well. Even the poorest whites, those who must live their lives only a few levels above, gain their self-esteem by gazing down on us. Surely, they must know that their deliverance depends on letting down their ropes. Only by working together is escape possible. Over time, many reach out, but most simply watch, mesmerized into maintaining their unspoken commitment to keeping us where we are, at whatever cost to them or to us (Bell).”

Source : Derrick Bell (2008). “Faces At The Bottom Of The Well: The Permanence Of Racism”, p.5, Basic Books
“Junior colleges are high schools with ashtrays.”
“To me, one of the proofs that there is a moral governance in the universe is the fact that when people and governments work intelligently and far-sightedly for the good of others, they achieve their own prosperity, too.”
“Fame is addictive. Money is addictive. Attention is addictive. But golf is second to none.”

Source : "Presidential Campaigns Crank Up Competition for Rural Vote; Interview With Senator Elizabeth Dole". “American Morning” with Heidi Collins, www.cnn.com. July 14, 2004.
“Baseball may be our national pastime, but the age-old tradition of taking a swing at Congress is a sport with even deeper historical roots in the American experience. Since the founding of our country, citizens from Ben Franklin to David Letterman have made fun of their elected officials.”

Source : "Why I’m Leaving the Senate" by Evan Bayh, www.nytimes.com. February 20, 2010.
“Do not be afraid to experience your emotions; they are the path to your soul. Emotions erupt to remind us we are alive, that we are human. And to let us know we are growing. Trust yourself enough to feel what you feel.”
“I am writing something which I find satisfying and which I am prepared to put my name to as a composer.”

Source : Klassiknet Interview, www.culturekiosque.com.
“I will say, with memoir, you must be honest. You must be truthful.”

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