"I think that the glorious thing about the human race is that it does change the world -- constantly. The world or 'life' may seem to more often overwhelm the human being's capacity for struggling against being overwhelmed which is remarkable and exhilarating."

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Lorraine Hansberry

#Struggle Quotes #Thinking Quotes #Race Quotes

“That's the funny thing about America--the blessed thing. As many people as there are to hold you back, there are angels whose humanity makes up for all the others. I've had my share of angels.”
“You cannot pour more water into a full cup without causing a spillage.”
“Hillary Clinton is the one you would think would have some kind of political conscience - the good Methodist, the feminist, the crusader against political corruption. But apparently, she doesn't. For her, it's all about entitlement and power.”

Source : Source: www.counterpunch.org
“When you make a film, you sign a contract with somebody, and it's not only legally binding but morally binding. You agree to give this man a certain number of weeks of your life, and you just go for it as much as possible. Because, whatever happens, the film is going to come out, so you might as well try very hard to make it a good one.”
“There is a sun within every person.”
“When you go to clubs in London there are loads of good-looking blokes, and I feel like a bit of a minger”
“A good conscience is the best looking-glass of heaven.”

Source : Ralph Cudworth, Thomas Birch (1820). “The True Intellectual System of the Universe: Wherein All the Reason and Philosophy of Atheism is Confuted, and Its Impossibility Demonstrated”, p.303
“The Rolling Stones suffered a great loss with the death of Ian Stewart, the man who had for so many years played piano quietly and silently with them on stage.”

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