"Seriously though, my father was the first African American to sign a contract with the Metropolitan Opera so I grew up with classical music and jazz in the home all the time."

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Source : "Josephine de la Baume on Mark & "Dreamcore" Style". Interview with Lauren Houssin, www.elle.com. May 16, 2011.

Bobby McFerrin

#Father Quotes #Home Quotes #African American Quotes

“I could not clearly distinguish what was passing in my head; it seemed to me that I was under the influence of a horrible dream and that I had but to awake to find myself cured; at times it seemed that my entire life had been a dream, ridiculous and childish, the falseness of which had just been disclosed.”
“A man who dies without adequate life insurance should have to come back and see the mess he created.”
“But for the use of physical punishment by, and fear of their oppressors, animals would never be a part of a circus.”
“Going and running, just to run on the treadmill, wasn't my thing.”
“The direct consequence is that we have to fight with each other in order to survive.”
“The richest minds need not large libraries.”
“No one has ever made himself great by showing how small someone else is.”
“I encourage everybody and challenge everybody to strive towards their goals. . . . There will be ups and there will be downs, but just keep working towards them and don't let anybody tell you that you can't do it.”

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