"The person who has been photographed, not the total person, is dead, dead for having been seen."

-- Christian Metz

#Persons Quotes #Has Beens Quotes

“We are most deeply asleep at the switch when we fancy we control any switches at all.”
“The egg it is the source of all. Tis everyone's ancestral hall. The bravest chief that ever fought, The lowest thief that e'er was caught, The harlot's lip, the maiden's leg, They each and all came from an egg.”
“In particular, the efforts to reestablish peace after the World War have been directed toward the formation of states and the regulation of their frontiers according to a consciously national program.”
“Racism is a system of power and in the absence of power you cannot be considered a racist.”

Source : "We Are At War". Speech at Cheyney State University, www.blackpast.org. 1994.
“Though not a remarkably precocious child in other respects, she seemed to have very clear and correct views on almost every subject connected with her duty to God and her neighbor; was very truthful both in word and deed, very strict in her observance of the Sabbath-though the rest of the family were by no means particular in that respect-very diligent in her studies; respectful to superiors, and kind to inferiors and equals; and she was gentle, sweet-tempered, patient, and forgiving to a remarkable degree.”

Source : "Elsie Dinsmore".
“Break ups are painful, but if initiated at the right time can fuel one's sense of optimism.”
“I love boating - not flash, 'noisy go fast' nonsense, but the general relaxation of it. My wife and I love to get in our little Wellcraft and go as far out to sea as we can, hopefully beyond land. That is the best thing you can ever do. It clears your psyche.”
“I drive a big Dodge truck. I drive American cars.”

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