"I stand here struggling for the rights of my people to be full citizens in this country. They are not-in Mississippi. They are not-in Montgomery. That is why I am here today. . . . You want to shut up every colored person who wants to fight for the rights of his people!."

-- Paul Robeson

#Country Quotes #Struggle Quotes #Fighting Quotes

“Books keep the mind active. Without them, complacency is a huge danger.”

Source : Source: www.sjboysread.org
“The next best thing to being witty one's self, is to be able to be able to quote another's wit.”
“Elvis!" Min shoved herself off the couch to shoo him away. "Stay away from there. There's broken glass." "He did that on purpose," David said, outraged. "Yes, David, the cat is plotting against you." Min fished the base out of the water and glass shards and put it on the table. Then she went to get her wastebasket and began to put the glass pieces in it.”
“Thought is the sculptor who can create the person you want to be.”
“There can be no doubt that the average man blames much more than he praises. His instinct is to blame. If he is satisfied he says nothing; if he is not, he most illogically kicks up a row.”
“Good judges develop certain habits of mind. One of those habits of mind is the habit of delaying reaching conclusions until everything has been considered.”

Source : Opening Statement to Senate Judiciary Committee, delivered 9 January 2006
“I enjoy heroines who grow and come into their own during the course of a story.”
“We don't make mistakes, just happy little accidents.”

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