"I've been a law-abiding citizen ever since I grew up in the Bronx, New York."

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Wesley Snipes

#New York Quotes #Law Quotes #Citizens Quotes

“To choose a hardship for ourselves is our only defense against that hardship. This is what is meant by accepting suffering. Those who, by their very nature, can suffer completely, utterly, have an advantage. That is how we can disarm the power of suffering, make it our own creation, our own choice; submit to it. A justification for suicide.”
“When we respect everybody around us, we are in peace with everybody around us.”
“Society is the master, and man is the servant.”
“Hold summer in your hand, pour summer in a glass, a tiny glass of course, the smallest tingling sip, for children; change the season in your veins by raising glass to lip and tilting summer in.”
“Looking after your ears is unfortunately something you don't think about until there's a problem.”
“There comes a moment when you must quit talking to God about the mountain in your life and start talking to the mountain about your God. You proclaim His power. You declare His sovereignty. You affirm His faithfulness. You stand on His Word. You cling to His promises.”
“The sun is all about the world we see, the breath and strength of every spring.”
“I will search for hidden talents that I didn't know I had and do my best to cultivate them. I am grateful for each day, and I will try to use each day as a stepping stone to greater achievements.”

Source : Horace Silver (2007). “Let’s Get to the Nitty Gritty: The Autobiography of Horace Silver”, p.175, Univ of California Press

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