"Democracies die behind closed doors."

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Source : "Judge Damon J. Keith – Part 2". "The Tavis Smiley Show", www.pbs.org. March 30, 2015.

Damon Keith

#Peace Quotes #Doors Quotes #Democracy Quotes

“The most astonishing joy is to receive from the muses the gift of a whole lyric.”
“I'd asked around 10 or 15 people for suggestions. Finally one lady friend asked the right question, 'Well, what do you love most?' That's how I started painting money.”
“At hotels, you are an actress. Absolutely. You can do what you want. Go where you want. I love my home too. But I love to arrive in a hotel. They have books, chocolate, food. I put things in the little refrigerator.”
“Faris turned on him. "Why choose to wear black today, of all days? I know why I'm in black. Why are you? Mourning? He looked startled. "One does not wear mourning for a servant." You still don't understand, do you? He was not my servant." He regarded her anger, aghast. "What then? What else could he be? Her empty hands shook as she held them out to him. Her voice shook as she replied, "Glove to my hand." Slowly she closed her fists. "Everything.”
“If it's me against 48, I feel sorry for the 48.”
“In time, we shall be in a position to bestow on South Africa the greatest possible gift - a more human face.”
“It is the hour of pearlâ€”the interval between day and night when time stops and examines itself.”
“After 2000 or so, I started to realize I wanted to be doing something else. I didn't want to be in front of a camera. I was frustrated. I didn't think I would stop acting, but I didn't want to be seen.”

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