"We are going to emancipate ourselves from mental slavery because whilst others might free the body, none but ourselves can free the mind. Mind is your only ruler, sovereign. The man who is not able to develop and use his mind is bound to be the slave of the other man who uses his mind."

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Source : Marcus Garvey (1991). “The Marcus Garvey and Universal Negro Improvement Association Papers”, p.791, Univ of California Press

Marcus Garvey

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“For hundreds of years people have talked about artists having inspiration, but often, some persons would say, write us a symphony or write us a song, on commission. The artists would come up with a masterpiece without waiting to have their muse inspire them.”
“Work is the best of all psychotherapy, in my opinion. . . . As well might we expect a patient to recover without food as to recover without work.”
“When in love or inspired, An eternal kiss from the divine Awaits us all.”

Source : Scott Hastie, “When In Love”
“I think writers always want to be taken seriously as writers, but it's not always possible. There's a difference between persistence and banging your head against the same wall a hundred times. Sometimes it's better to look away from the wall and see what else might be available that's easier.”

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“I didn't want to do just another set of recipes. I think that's useless.”
“My job in space will be to observe and write a journal. I am also going to be teaching a class for students on earth about life in space and on the space shuttle and conducting experiments.”
“How flat all sounds are at the seaside, flat and yet emphatic, like the sound of gunshots heard at a distance.”
“Start with the foreground. Compositions fail when the foreground is treated as an afterthought.”

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