"People frequently ask me why I devote so much time to seeking out facts about manâ€™s pastâ€¦the past shows clearly that we all have a common origin and that our differences in race, colour and creed are only superficial."

-- Louis Leakey

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“Conflict is drama, and how people deal with conflict shows you the kind of people they are.”
“Everything can be explained to the people, on the single condition that you want them to understand.”

Source : Frantz Fanon (1968). “The Wretched of the Earth”
“Soul of fibre and heart of oak.”
“You focus on the depth of your relationship [with God]; let Him determine the scope of your ministry”
“This time I read the title of the painting: Girl Interrupted at Her Music. Interrupted at her music: as my life had been, interrupted in the music of being seventeen, as her life had been, snatched and fixed on canvas: one moment made to stand still and to stand for all the other moments, whatever they would be or might have been. What life can recover from that?”
“I mean, I can cook, but I'd get very nervous having my food being judged by dinner guests.”

Source : "Prabal Gurung on His Love Affair with Women, SS13 Campaign, and Target Collection". Interview with Faran Krentcil, www.elle.com. January 31, 2013.
“There is a growing recognition that the death penalty simply can't work. It's a complex system that arbitrarily selects defendants for death and creates more stress and appeals, even as it is plagued by serious error. Each new exoneration reminds us of the unacceptable possibility of wrongful execution.”
“Does it matter whether you hate yourself? At least love your eyes that can see, your mind that can hear the music, the thunder of the wings.”

Source : Robinson Jeffers, “Love The Wild Swan”

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