"They don't really focus on that history here in America. I remember growing up as a kid, history class was very washed-over. They didn't really get into the gritty bits of slavery. It's a very, very small section in the history books. It's not something they really touch on directly with American curriculums."

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Source : "Aldis Hodge Emerges from the Underground". Interview with Emma Brown, www.interviewmagazine.com. March 7, 2016.

Aldis Hodge

#Growing Up Quotes #Book Quotes #Kids Quotes

“So far as this has gone, I am satisfied to see a spirit prevailing that promises to send the system out free from those vexations and abuses that might be warranted by the terms of the Constitution. It must never be forgotten, however, that the liberties of the people are not so safe under the gracious manner of government, as by the limitation of power.”

Source : Richard Henry Lee (1825). “Memoir of the Life of Richard H. Lee, and His Correspondence with the Most Distinguished Men in America and Europe”
“Every time I think I've touched bottom as far as boredom is concerned, new vistas of ennui open up.”

Source : Margaret Halsey (1977). “No Laughing Matter: The Autobiography of a Wasp”, Lippincott Williams & Wilkins
“I have seen three emperors in their nakedness, and the sight was not inspiring.”
“Idleness is hells fishhook for catching souls.”
“With silly stuff, it's seventy-five percent confidence. I always tell people that it's because I'm nervous about getting that next laugh and I need to hear it. I always want to condense a joke”
“My desire to exit the game is greater than my desire to remain in it. I have searched my heart through and through and feel comfortable with this decision.”
“The smallest change in perspective can transform a life. What tiny attitude adjustment might turn your world around?”
“I don't want to peak too early. The worry is that you never know until it's all over whether you peaked at all - and then you're finished and it's too late.”

Source : "Biography / Personal Quotes". www.imdb.com.

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