"I am the unarmed black kid who maybe needed a hand, but instead was given a bullet."

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Source : "Golden Globes 2015: rapper Common's memorable, winning speech" by Lorraine Ali, www.latimes.com. January 12, 2015.

Common

#Kids Quotes #Hands Quotes #Black Quotes

“Many of us may have watched the waves at sea. They rise, then fall, then rise again, then fall again... and this cycle continues endlessly. It is the same with our experience of the world and its objects and relationships. We may find happiness, but this happiness will soon turn to sorrow. The sorrow that we feel will subsequently turn back to happiness but this oscillation continues endlessly. In order to maintain inner balance, we need to find peace within instead of depending on the external world.”
“Now I have the voice of a 16-year-old. I'm looking for a doctor who could give me the body of a 16-year-old.”

Source : "Jack Klugman's Widow Turns Planned Holiday Party Into Memorial" by Jeanne Wolf, www.hollywoodreporter.com. December 30, 2012.
“The countdown reached ten seconds and I could almost hear an invisible crescendo of stirring background music. 'Anchors aweigh!' Five, four, three, two, one... and we had ignition!”
“I've always wanted to sail around the world in a handmade boat, and I built a boat.”
“Lord Jesus, master of both the light and the darkness, send your Holy Spirit upon our preparations for Christmas. We whose hearts are heavy seek the joy of your presence. We are your people, walking in darkness, yet seeking the light. To you we say, 'Come Lord Jesus!'”
“An audience shouldn't listen with complacency.”
“Our real problem, then, is not our strength today; it is rather the vital necessity of action today to ensure our strength tomorrow.”
“I never did like Cleveland. Don't know why. Didn't like the town. Now, the people are all right, but I just didn't like the town.”

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