"White Americans today don't know what in the world to do because when they put us behind them, that's where they made their mistake... they put us behind them, and we watched every move they made."

-- Fannie Lou Hamer

#Mistake Quotes #Moving Quotes #White Quotes

“True values are not taught and declared, they evolve through the acts and interaction of the living, they are understood at a near tacit level by those who live them.”
“Oak trees come out of acorns, no matter how unlikely that seems. An acorn is just a tree's way back into the ground. For another try. Another trip through. One life for another.”
“The majority see the obstacles; the few see the objectives; history records the successes of the latter, while oblivion is the reward of the former”
“I've always supported the DREAM Act. I'm a co-sponsor of the DREAM Act.”

Source : "Starting Point with Soledad O'Brien". www.cnn.com. February 1, 2012.
“Art is not so much talent as characterâ€¦ it's what you are, the qualities of the person.”
“We are all very anxious to be understood, and it is very hard not to be. But there is one thing much more necessary.' What is that, grandmother?' To understand other people.' Yes, grandmother. I must be fair - for if I'm not fair to other people, I'm not worth being understood myself. I see.”
“I can count the number of dates I've had on one hand. I wish that guys would approach me, but they don't.”
“Influence is like water. Always flowing somewhere.”

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