"For four hundred years the blacks of Haiti had yearned for peace. for three hundred years the island was spoken of as a paradise of riches and pleasures, but that was in reference to the whites to whom the spirit of the land gave welcome. Haiti has meant split blood and tears for blacks."

-- Zora Neale Hurston

#Islands Quotes #Race Quotes #Blood Quotes

“A journey is a fragment of Hell.”
“Many Americans are unaware that we still have a large population of working families, elderly, and children who rely on emergency food pantries, shelters, and other resources to meet their nutritional needs.”
“Artists are interested in pictures as sources of ideas for their work. Where the pictures come from and how they are made is of little concern to them.”
“A child is your legacy. What better thing can you do in life than put a really good person in the world who's going to make it a better place?”
“I always think that the party that offers the most hope and ideas for the future is the party that wins.”

Source : "The Exit Interviews: Sen. Sam Brownback". Interview with Ken Strickland, www.nbcnews.com. September 23, 2010.
“She smiled. "I need your opinion," she said. "What do you think about something sleeveless for this weekend? With a cinched waist and a medium train?" I brought my hand to my chin and considered this. "Sounds okay," I said. "But I think I'd look better in a tuxedo.”
“Their opposition to Christianity is not intellectual. They simply do not want Christ to reign over them!”

Source : Carman Walker, Carman, Walter Walker (1994). “Raising the Standard/Reclaiming Your World for God”, Chordant Distribution
“Slander is the solace of malignity.”

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