"The structure of apartheid is still rooted in the Haitian society. When you have apartheid, you don't see those behind the walls. That is the reality of Haiti."

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Source : "An Exclusive Interview With Former Haitian President Jean-Bertrand Aristide". Interview with Nicolas Rossier, www.huffingtonpost.com. November 15, 2010.

Jean-Bertrand Aristide

#Wall Quotes #Reality Quotes #Haiti Quotes

“Wherever you go you will find your teacher, as long as you have the eyes to see and the ears to hear.”
“The [president] has no particle of spiritual jurisdiction. . . .”
“You are a white. The Imperial Wizard. Now, if you don't think this is logic you can burn me on the fiery cross. This is the logic: You have the choice of spending fifteen years married to a woman, a black woman or a white woman. Fifteen years kissing and hugging and sleeping real close on hot nights. With a black, black woman or a white, white woman. The white woman is Kate Smith. And the black woman is Lena Horne. So you're not concerned with black or white anymore, are you? You are concerned with how cute or how pretty. Then let's really get basic and persecute ugly people!”
“Thought is the fountain of speech.”
“I don't speak anything fluently, but I love picking up languages and I do this Duolingo app. I started when I moved to Sweden, when I was about 19, 20. I really loved the language; it was super melodic and really sexy.”

Source : "The Self-Aware Solo Artist". Interview with Emily McDermott, www.interviewmagazine.com. December 15, 2015.
“Leaders spend 5% of their time on the problem & 95% of their time on the solution. Get over it & crush it!”
“There are a thousand hacking at the branches of evil to one who is striking at the root.”
“Now, I don't see color. People tell me I'm white and I believe them because police officers call me 'sir'.”

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