"I learned that along with the towering achievements of the cultures of ancient Greece and China there stood the culture of Africa, unseen and denied by the imperialist looters of Africa's material wealth."

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Source : Paul Robeson (1998). “Here I Stand”, p.35, Beacon Press

Paul Robeson

#Justice Quotes #Achievement Quotes #Culture Quotes

“Every cinematographer I worked with had his own way of solving problems.”
“All roads for me lead back to Mozart. In his tragically short life, he breathed new life, fire and meaning into every form of music that existed in his time.”
“It's absurd how aspirants to designer-label colleges become obsessed with perfection so they can get into one. I'm not convinced it's worth prostituting yourself for that.”
“Fortunately, as it pertains to guns, my dad and uncle introduced me to guns the way it needs to be done: smart, slow and safe.”
“It's a presidential [election] year [2016], certainly everyone is talking about it, but if the history of the show tells us anything, the Big Brother cast does not usually discuss political issues like that in the house.”

Source : Source: www.hollywoodreporter.com
“I wanted to write about how people's beliefs shift.”
“My dad said 'When you love what you do, you never work a day in your life,' and I agree with that.”

Source : "Hunter Hayes just needed to'reset' to write encore tunes" by Jocelyn Vena, www.mtv.com. June 17, 2013.
“I will say that I've been lucky enough never to have to do a job I didn't want to do, or a play I wasn't in love with.”

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