"When you say to a person of colour, 'When I see you, I don't see you Black; I just see everybody the same' think about that. You don't have the right to say to a person, 'I do not see you as you are; I want to see you as I would be more comfortable seeing you.'"

-- Jane Elliott

#Thinking Quotes #Black Quotes #Would Be Quotes

“It is essential that in a society, divine thoughts and power should co-exist. Simple Faith, not backed by material forces, is weak and Strength without touch of Divinity is monstrous.”
“If you've got just a little bit of faith as a grain of mustard seed, and begin to praise God - that faith will mount up, until fear won't be able to stay in your heart.”
“Let's do it right. This is for the ages.”

Source : 1978 Quoted byJCarter Brown, Director, National Gallery of Art, Washington, in theWashington Post, 27 Aug1995. On his design for the gallery's East Building which was soaring to an unbudgeted cost of $94.4m.
“Living from our deepest understanding requires an enormous effort, especially when it goes against the stream of our instinctually programmed perceptions of the world.”
“I would love to do anything involving a good strong character, whether its in film, TV or theatre. My dream roles already been taken by Keira Knightley in Pride and Prejudice. Growing up, I really wanted to be Lizzie Bennett.”
“A few dud universes can really clutter up your basement.”
“My training was that you fill in the canvas where it needs colour and polishing. You start with the words on the first night and keep adding bits of business.”
“Ghana is one of the countries in Western Africa that still has quite a few of their slave castles still standing.”

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