"I am not a historian. I happen to think that the content of my mother's life - her myths, her superstitions, her prayers, the contents of her pantry, the smell of her kitchen, the song that escaped from her sometimes parched lips, her thoughtful repose and pregnant laughter - are all worthy of art."

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Source : August Wilson (1997). “Seven Guitars”, p.10, Penguin

August Wilson

#Mother Quotes #Song Quotes #Art Quotes

“In 1988, as an unknown candidate, totally unknown, I won Iowa, came in second in New Hampshire, won South Dakota. I was ahead in every Super Tuesday state the day after South Dakota. The only problem was I didn't have enough money. I had a million dollars left, and Al Gore had three and Michael Dukakis had three and it was lights out.”
“The early part of my career was the 1990s, and I was living in New York working as an actor. It was the world I was in. A lot of companies had a great deal of money.”
“Among the worst examples is that of the Alberni Indian Residential School (British Columbia) where, during the 1920s, children caught talking Indian suffered the hideous ordeal of having sewing needles pushed through their tongues.”

Source : "The Genocidal Impact of American Indian Residential Schools". Book by Ward Churchill, November 2004.
“We've been in a war and a recession. That's why acccent colors with yellow and purple are popular. They're optimistic and flirty and happy colors.”
“When you stop doing things for fun you might as well be dead.”
“The man had added to his body in a way that was brave and timeless and beyond adornment.”

Source : Sarah Hall (2010). “The Electric Michelangelo”, p.82, Faber & Faber
“I love to sing, and I've recorded a few covers and originals with friends, but I haven't written any songs.”
“I value unity because I believe we learn truth from each other in this process.”

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