"I think acceptance of human rights is going to progress from one day to the next. I don't think there's going to be any violent revolution about the whole thing anywhere. Of course, it looks like it every once in a while. You hear about it on television and in newspapers: riots here and there. But that is a passing phase."

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Source : Erskine Caldwell (1988). “Conversations with Erskine Caldwell”, p.102, Univ. Press of Mississippi

Erskine Caldwell

#Acceptance Quotes #Thinking Quotes #Rights Quotes

“I think then I may safely conclude and I firmly believe that American slavery is not only not a sin but especially commanded by God through Moses and approved by Christ through His Apostles.”

Source : David Christy, Albert Taylor Bledsoe, William Harper, Thornton Stringfellow, James Henry Hammond (1860). “Cotton is king”, p.636
“The talents lost--the moments run To waste--the sins of act, of thought, Ten thousand deeds of folly done, And countless virtues cherish'd not.”

Source : Sir John Bowring (1824). “Matins and vespers: with hymns and occasional devotional pieces”, p.48
“I profoundly believe in - and teach - the proposition that photography is inherently a fiction-making process. Don't speak to me of the document; I don't really believe in it, particularly now. A picture's not the world, but a new thing.”
“I'm keen on making English language movies. English is still the global language and we can't change that.”
“Little cute thing said, what's yo' name? I put my necklace in her face and told her read the chain.”
“I'm proud of Lord of the Rings. I think it's a once in a lifetime role, and a once in a lifetime film. It was made with so much care and passion and meticulous detail and everybody was so behind it.”
“The song is about love, life, fear and hopeâ€¦ and more than anything, youâ€¦ and meâ€¦”
“The more we keep our mind on ourselves and our wants, the more unhappy we become. God wants us to love others and meet their needs.”

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