"Sugar crystallizes something in our American Soul. It is emblematic of all Industrial Processes. And of the idea of becoming white. White Being equated with pure and â€˜trueâ€™ it takes a lot of energy to turn brown things into white things. A lot of pressure."

-- Kara Walker

#Ideas Quotes #White Quotes #Soul Quotes

“When I hear music as a fan, I see fields. I see landscapes. I close my eyes and see an entire universe that that music and the voice, or the narrative, create. A music video-and any other kind of visual reference-is created by someone else.”
“He who surpasses or subdues mankind, must look down on the hate of those below.”
“A man with a machine and inadequate culture is a pestilence.”
“I have always been much better at asking questions than knowing what the answers were.”
“Words are not brains, you know.”
“I love to watch 'Chopped,' 'Jeopardy,' and 'Breaking Bad.' You can't pass up that one. Oh! One other show I love to watch is 'Suburgatory.”

Source : "Biography/Personal Quotes". www.imdb.com.
“The repeated requests for us to 'wait,' and 'wait,' and 'wait' while our people are suffering, while our people are besieged, while our land is being colonized, and while the two-state solution is being destroyed and the prospects for peace are evaporating, must understand that such requests are not viable under these circumstances and are unsustainable.”
“... the next revolution ... will be when those who work refuse to support those who don't.”

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