"The village is coming back, like it or not."

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Source : David Brin, Matt Bai, Melissa Febos, Joseph Sutton, Mike Siegel (2017). “1984 in the 21st Century: An Anthology of Essays”, p.10, Riverdale Avenue Books LLC

David Brin

#Community Quotes #Village Quotes #Coming Back Quotes

“We are witnessing the death of abundance and the borning of austerity, for what may be a long, long time.”

Source : "BILL GROSS: 'We Are Witnessing The Death Of Abundance'" by Joe Weisenthal, www.businessinsider.com. February 01, 2012.
“Experiencing yourself out of context, divorced from your usual point of view, skews your perspective â€“ itâ€™s like hearing your voice on an answering machine. Itâ€™s almost like meeting a stranger; or discovering a talent you never knew you had.”
“I suppose I have had more advantages and privileges than most of you, who are slaves have ever known, and I believe more than many white people have enjoyed, for which I desire to bless God, and pray that he may bless those who have given them to me.”

Source : Jupiter Hammon, Stanley Austin Ransom (1983). “America's first Negro poet: the complete works of Jupiter Hammon of Long Island”, Associated Faculty Pr Inc
“The Lord 'hath set His tabernacle in the sun,' says the Psalmist. The sun is Mary's heart.”
“I'm born originally in Toronto, and I have what I call my 'Fame' story. I took a Greyhound bus and went to Alvin Ailey and received Dunham, Horton, Graham technique there, but I could never take my eyes off of Balanchine doing 'Nutcracker'; to me he's the best who ever did it.”
“The idea of regretting not doing this seemed insane to me. Sitting in the corner at a bar at age 60, saying: 'I could've been Bond. Buy me a drink.' That's the saddest place I could be. At least now at 60 I can say: 'I was Bond. Now buy me a drink.'”
“I'm not excusing the illegal act. I am here illegally. I'm here illegally, without authorization. That's a fact. That's nothing you can call the Orwellian cops about. But I am a human being, so therefore I am not illegal. That's also a fact.”

Source : Source: www.motherjones.com
“The written argument endures. The oral argument is fleeting.”

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