"It was illegal for black people and white people to play checkers together in Birmingham. And there were even black and white Bibles to swear to tell the truth on in many parts of the South."

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Source : "Great Migration: The African-American Exodus North". "Fresh Air" with Terry Gross, www.npr.org. September 13, 2010.

Isabel Wilkerson

#Black And White Quotes #Play Quotes #People Quotes

“But when I do get recognized, I get recognized usually for 'Firefly.”

Source : "‘Firefly’: Sean Maher wants Whedon to make ‘Serenity’ sequel". "Hero Complex" with Noelene Clark, herocomplex.latimes.com. November 09, 2012.
“Great souls suffer in silence.”
“Rush is the death of marriage.”
“What is at stake in the debate over health care is more than the mere crafting of policy. The issue is now the identity of the Democratic Party.”
“You see, I'm not some shiny bauble to be strung onto a necklace and displayed for all the world to see. I'm too proud to ever be anyone's conquest.”

Source : Courtney Milan (2011). “Unclaimed”, p.71, HQN Books
“The US will increasingly see the risks of being left behind, and ten years from now they would have to start worrying about being shut out of markets because their production is dirty.”
“Marketing has supplanted story as the primary force behind the worthiness of making a film, and that's a very sad thing. It's film only as a function of consumerism rather than as an important component of our culture, and that's everywhere around the world.”
“Old habits are hard to forget, and old fears are habits.”

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