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“There was a land of Cavaliers and Cotton Fields called the Old South. Here in this pretty world, Gallantry took its last bow. Here was the last ever to be seen of Knights and their Ladies Fair, of Master and of Slave. Look for it only in books, for it is no more than a dream remembered, a Civilization gone with the wind...”
Source : "Tell Me the Truth About Love: Memories: 1953-1969". Book by Robert Ayres Carter, Xlibris Corporation, p. 151, 2008.
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“Summer nearly does me in every year. It's too hot and the light is unforgiving and the days go on way too long.”
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“Be sure of the foundation of your life. Know why you live as you do. Be ready to give a reason for it. Do not, in such a matter as life, build an opinion or custom on what you guess is true. Make it a matter of certainty and science.”
Source : Thomas Starr King (1924). “Socrates: An Oration”
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“The thing about Canada is, you're not really considered a Canadian actor unless you do something with the CBC.”
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“Hardships make us strong. Problems give birth to wisdom. Sorrows cultivate compassion. Those who have suffered the most will become the happiest.”
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“If I want to be moved by the track, I don't want it to be sequenced, I want it to be somebody playing the guitar or piano or a horn arrangement where you can hear the breath. You can almost smell the studio while listening to the music. For me, that's what moves me emotionally, that's what I came from. I think that's always going to work best for me.”
Source : "Eric Benet Interview: New Album, Staying Authentic, Passion for R&B, Potential Project with Tamia". Youknowigotsoul.com Interview, youknowigotsoul.com. October 5, 2016. 
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“My friends say everything I touch turns to gold. I'll say, 'I've been very lucky.”
Source : "No fear, plenty of loathing" by Rachel Cooke, www.theguardian.com. December 15, 2001.
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“Although I have to admit I have despised a couple of people simply because they have never had a job in their lives.”
