"Every emancipation has in it the seeds of a new slavery, and every truth easily becomes a lie."

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Source : I. F. Stone (2009). “The Best of I.F. Stone”, p.47, PublicAffairs

I. F. Stone

#Lying Quotes #Slavery Quotes #Emancipation Quotes

“I don't necessarily think I look to books for ideas, but sometimes when I'm in the process of reading a great book, I just think about it all of the time.”

Source : Source: www.songfacts.com
“If you care about this country, if you want to take part in a citizenâ€™s movement that helps heal the deep racial, economic, and cultural divides tearing us apart, you must read Eric Deggansâ€™ Race-Baiter. No book of recent vintage so thoroughly dissects the mediaâ€™s monetized appetite for division. Provocative, honest, and smart, Race-Baiter is a supremely important book. Read it and let the conversation begin.”
“As filmmakers, we can show where a person's mind goes, as opposed to theater, which is more to sit back and watch it.”
“There are times when you simply have to pose your model. The difference is in the kind of posing. It can be honest and dishonest, interesting and as wooden as a cigar store Indian.”
“Faith includes noticing the mess, the emptiness and discomfort, and letting it be there until some light returns.”

Source : Anne Lamott (2006). “Plan B: Further Thoughts on Faith”, p.257, Penguin
“Ignorance is not bliss - it is oblivion.”
“All communities, and low-income communities especially because of food insecurity and lack of access to healthy foods, need more farmers markets, need more community gardens and urban farms. It would be great if people living in communities had the tools and resources to grow food in their own backyard - community-based food systems.”
“No matter how much you love someone, on a bad day, you could say something terrible. All of the little things that you are saving to say, that you're mad about but never express, sometimes come out, all at once. We all have these terrible moments. That's just part of being human.”

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