"And thus goes segregation which is the most far-reaching development in the history of the Negro since the enslavement of the race."

-- Carter G. Woodson

#Race Quotes #History Quotes #African American Quotes

“I love historical movies. I want to make a violent medieval epic.”
“The media tends to portray the teenage world as one where drinking and sex is taken for granted. In fact, I think most teenagers don't drink, are unsure of themselves, and feel awkward around members of the opposite sex.”
“Ministers who do not spend two hours a day in prayer are not worth a dime a dozen - degrees or no degrees.”
“I don't enjoy the diminishing agility of the body!I had knee surgery and I no longer can go do three yoga classes and run. It's not as much fun, physically. But emotionally, it's way more fun. I am so much happier and contented and less agitated - I'm just calmer. So it's like everything in this human existence, it's a trade off - it's like you trade the virility of the body for the agility of the spirit. That's a good line. I have to remember that!”
“Original work has no floor and no ceiling. You can reach essentially zero readers or millions.”
“If you see a quote on the Internet just because it has someone's name on it doesn't make it true.”
“She was thirty-five, and she did not look a minute younger.”

Source : Cherie Priest (2012). “Boneshaker”, p.22, Pan Macmillan
“For centuries, the world divided human beings into two groups and then proceeded to exclude and oppress one group. It is only fair that the solution to the problem acknowledge that.”

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