"Dreams and reality are opposites. Action synthesizes them."

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Source : Assata Shakur (1987). “Assata: An Autobiography”, p.275, Zed Books

Assata Shakur

#Dream Quotes #Reality Quotes #Opposites Quotes

“American movies and music deliver themes of freedom, innocence, and power that appeal to others - partly because America itself was put together out of a multiplicity of national traditions.”
“Whitney Houston was a laser beam ... She always gave me better than what I asked for in the studio”
“Be careful crossing above the waterfall, it's a fatal spot.”
“The world is deceitful; her end is doubtful, her conclusion is horrible, her judge terrible, and her judgment is intolerable.”
“Much can be learned in play that will afterwards be of use when the circumstances demand it.”
“Distinguish between power and control, delegate, be decisive - and always remember people's first names.”
“Human beings can reach such desperate solitude that they may cross a boundary beyond which words cannot serve, and at such moments there is nothing left for them but to bark.”
“If you wish to be a lawyer, attach no consequence to the place you are in, or the person you are with; but get books, sit down anywhere, and go to reading for yourself. That will make a lawyer of you quicker than any other way.”

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