"I was by far the youngest of the family, and at times it was like being an only child."

-- Paul Nurse

#Children Quotes #Only Child Quotes

“Tell a man what he may not sing and he is still half free; even all free, if he never wanted to sing it. But tell him what he must sing, take up his time with it so that his true voice cannot sound even in secret -- there, I have seen is slavery.”
“I think the Clintons are brilliant. I've never met a person as intelligent as Bill, and I think Hillary is right up there with him. They're too smart for Washington.”
“Weâ€™ve all seen the same situation happen to two people. One looks for the lesson, sets their shoulders back and presses on while the other asks â€˜why does it always happen to me?â€™ You can choose not to sit on the fence. You can choose not to criticise. You must stand as guard at the door of your own mind and choose to be positive.”
“If I can laugh, I can live.”
“The impulse of humanity toward social progress is like the movement in the currents of a great water system, from myriad sources and under myriad circumstances and conditions, beating onward, ever onward toward its eternity, the Ocean.”

Source : Anna Julia Cooper, Charles C. Lemert, Esme Bhan (1998). “The Voice of Anna Julia Cooper: Including A Voice from the South and Other Important Essays, Papers, and Letters”, p.339, Rowman & Littlefield
“I competed in track for 10 years and have been doing kickboxing forever.”
“To me, the message of my songs, of all songs, is "enjoy life." My message as a person who evidently doens't have much more planned is the same. It's the only message I ever thought art had any business having.”
“Give respect before you expect it. Treat people the way you want to be treated. Remember the mission. Set the example. Keep going.”

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