"Early in the spring of 1750, in the village of Juffure, four days upriver from the coast of The Gambia, West Africa, a manchild was born to Omoro and Binta Kinte."

-- Alex Haley

#Spring Quotes #Village Quotes #Four Quotes

“Whatever came out came out. That was it. That's what you live with. If you don't like it, that's your problem.”
“When we first got married, we made a pact. It was this: In our life together, it was decided I would make all of the big decisions and my wife would make all of the little decisions. For fifty years, we have held true to that agreement. I believe that is the reason for the success in our marriage. However, the strange thing is that in fifty years, there hasnâ€™t been one big decision.”
“Never give up searching for the job that youâ€™re passionate about. Try to find the job youâ€™d have if you were independently rich. Forget about the pay. When youâ€™re associating with the people that you love, doing what you love, it doesnâ€™t get any better than that.”
“I have no interest in being wrong, so if I am, please correct me. I don't want to be wrong. There's nothing in it for you or for me to be wrong.”
“Not far from the meeting's venue, at one of the famed Observatory Club tea meetings, Fred once started a talk by saying, 'Oh, Ooh, basically a star is a pretty simple thing.' And from the back of the room was heard the voice of R. O. Redman, saying, 'Well, Fred, you'd look pretty simple too, from ten parsecs!”
“I love reader mail, and I do read it, but I won't read hate mail.”
“I am open to conviction on all points except dinner and debts. I hold that the one must be eaten and the other paid.”
“I like this life. I like it when it's hard, and I like it better when it's not, but I know you don't get the sweet part without the bitter.”

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