"The function, the very serious function of racism, is distraction. It keeps you from doing your work. It keeps you explaining, over and over again, your reason for being. Somebody says you have no language, so you spend twenty years proving that you do. Somebody says your head isn't shaped properly, so you have scientists working on the fact that it is. Someone says you have no art, so you dredge that up. Somebody says you have no kingdoms, so you dredge that up. None of that is necessary. There will always be one more thing."

-- Toni Morrison

#Art Quotes #Years Quotes #Racism Quotes

“If you find yourself plagued by a recurrent worry, train yourself to think of something else. Your conscious mind can concentrate on only one thought at a time, and driving the negativity away will free you up to move forward again.”
“If you want to know what an ultimate goal would be, of course it would be utter peace.”
“The most questionable thing I did was make Superman a government agent. If this had been a Superman story, I'd never have done that - and I know that, because I have a Superman story I want to tell someday. In this story, Batman was the hero, so the world was built around him.”
“To understand theory is not enough. Much practice is necessary...”

Source : Kimon Nicolaïdes (1990). “The Natural Way to Draw: A Working Plan for Art Study”, p.14, Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
“Go with what is. Use what happens.”

Source : Tom Piazza (2009). “Why New Orleans Matters”, p.14, Harper Collins
“For people sometimes believed that it was safer to live with complaints, was necessary to cooperate with grief, was all right to become an accomplice in self-ambush... Take heart to flat out decide to be well and stride into the future sane and whole.”
“Children are sensitive and receptive to the thoughts of others about them, and often outpicture the fears of their parents.”
“Being right wasn't nearly as important as doing right....”

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