"Under its current form, that is imperialism-controlled, debt is a cleverly managed re-conquest of Africa, aiming at subjugating its growth and development through foreign rules. Thus, each one of us becomes the financial slave, which is to say a true slaveâ€¦"

-- Thomas Sankara

#Growth Quotes #Development Quotes #Debt Quotes

“Love and hope are twins.”

Source : Maria Gowen Brooks (1834). “Zóphiël: Or, The Bride of Seven”, p.204
“Every moment in your life is unique. You will never have two alike... Never. This is the science of living: When you begin to appreciate every moment. To have a heart so open, an understanding so beautiful, and a yearning for appreciation so complete that when that moment comes.... you see exactly what it is.”
“I do not believe that the Great Spirit Chief gave one kind of men the right to tell another kind of men what they must do.”
“My dream roles since I was very young were Tony in West Side Story and Pippin. But, now I leave that for the youngsters.”

Source : Interview with Pati Buehler, www.broadwayworld.com. June 18, 2008.
“It is after all the greatest art to limit and isolate oneself.”
“There are always going to be people that are judgmental that are going to say, 'Well, he was an actor first, so he doesn't have the right to be a musician,' or, 'I know him as this, so therefore I will never accept him as that.' I can't change those people. I can only be myself. And I can only keep making art. I can only do the best that I can. I am not going to spend my life trying to silence the critics. I'm going to do what I'm passionate about and follow my dreams.”
“I was a young troubadour when I rode in on a song. And, I'll be an old troubadour when I'm gone.”

Source : FaceBook post by George Strait from Mar 27, 2014
“I haven't the slightest idea what art is, but to be a painter is something of which you have to prove.”

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