"I was not addicted to stealing in my youth, nor have ever been; yet such was the confidence of the Negroes in the neighborhood, even at this early period of my life, in my superior judgment, that they would often carry me with them when they were going on any roguery, to plan for them."

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Source : Nat Turner “The Confessions of Nat Turner”, Lulu.com

Nat Turner

#Youth Quotes #Judgment Quotes #Stealing Quotes

“For death is no more than a turning of us over from time to eternity.”
“This is the sort of situation I enjoy: a game in the San Siro, a huge crowd and a night for big men. Remember, only victory is beautiful.”
“Everyone in my family is a nurse except me.”

Source : "5 minutes to a prettier, healthier you: surfer and supermodel Marisa Miller shares..." by Claire Connors, Shape magazine, Summer 2009.
“Nothing can be forced, receptivity is everything.”
“A speech is like an airplane engine. It may sound like hell but you've got to go on.”
“I will stay in jail to the end of my days before I make a butchery of my conscience.”
“Water from the white fountain didn't taste any better than from the black fountain.”

Source : "B.B. King: What I've Learned". Interview with Mike Sager, www.esquire.com. 2005.
“Asking a sociologist to solve a problem is like prescribing an enema for diarrhea.”

Source : "Saul Alinsky: A candid conversation with the feisty radical organizer". Interview with Eric Norden, Playboy, 19 (3), March 1972.

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