"In this perilous world, if a black boy wanted to live a halfway normal life and die a natural death he had to learn early the art of how to get along with white folks."

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Source : Benjamin E. Mays (2011). “Born to Rebel: An Autobiography”, p.22, University of Georgia Press

Benjamin E. Mays

#Art Quotes #Boys Quotes #White Quotes

“Culture is public, because meaning is”

Source : Clifford Geertz (1973). “The Interpretation of Cultures: Selected Essays”, p.12, Basic Books
“My life shines with God's radiant blessings when my heart is the color of joy”
“Lesson number one: Don't underestimate the other guy's greed.”

Source : "Fictional character: Frank Lopez". Michelle Pfeiffer: Elvira Hancock, www.imdb.com. 1983.
“Something incomprehensible is not for that reason less real.”
“A wise man who has the moment in his hand should not let that moment slip.”
“I think that's the fascinating thing that exists now. This contrasts with a celebrity art and celebrity music culture.”
“There is no easy method of learning difficult things. The method is to close the door, give out that you are not at home, and work.”
“I think these large bureaucratic institutions are created in some way explicitly to inoculate anyone from actual responsibility, to create a much more diffuse and blameless kind of society.”

Source : Source: therumpus.net

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