"A Winchester rifle should have a place of honor in every black home,"

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Source : Ida B. Wells-Barnett (2014). “On Lynchings”, p.26, Courier Corporation

Ida B. Wells

#Home Quotes #Black Quotes #Honor Quotes

“The New York Times will tell you what is going on in Afghanistan or the Horn of Africa. But it is no exaggeration that The New York Times has more people in India than they have in Brooklyn. Brooklyn is a borough of two million people. They're not a Bloomingdale's people, not trendy, sophisticated, the quiche and Volvo set. The New York Times does not serve those people.”
“Always dress like you're going to see your worst enemy.”
“I forever felt that I've fallen right between the crack of way too young for the first generation of classic rock 'n' roll and too old to be brand-new. It's hard.”
“Everyone who is not happy must be shot.”
“The small prayers of weak and broken people move the heart of God.”
“People are only 'disappointing' when one makes a wrong diagnosis ...”
“I describe management as arts, crafts and science. It is a practice that draws on arts, craft and science and there is a lot of craft - meaning experience - there is a certain amount of craft meaning insight, creativity and vision, and there is the use of science, technique or analysis.”
“I donâ€™t have time to worry about the things that could happen. I am too busy thinking of all the happy things that have happened.”

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