"Truth . . . and if mine eyes Can bear its blaze, and trace its symmetries, Measure its distance, and its advent wait, I am no prophet - I but calculate."

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Source : Charles Mackay (1850). “Egeria, or The spirit of nature; and other poems”, p.182

Charles Mackay

#Truth Quotes #Distance Quotes #Eye Quotes

“White people's fear of Black people with guns will never cease to amaze me. Probably it's because they think about what they would do were they in our place. Especially the police, who have done so much dirt to Black people - their guilty conscience tells them to be afraid. When Black people seriously organize and take up arms to fight for our liberation, there will be a lot of white people who will drop dead from no other reason than their own guilt and fear.”
“There is no key to happiness; the door is always open”
“Christianity is not a religion, it is a relationship.”
“Love hurts worse than getting slammed by a 250-pound linebacker.”
“Deception, machination and mendacity lie at the core of human intelligence, like worms coiled at the core of a apple”
“Gweneth [sic] Paltrow is a joke. Her life is like taking bullets for a soldier. What a joke! My 2 sons serving in the military should talk to her,”
“I have considered myself a mature actor.”
“The economic distress of America's inner cities may be the most pressing issue facing the nation. The lack of businesses and jobs in disadvantaged urban areas fuels not only a crushing cycle of poverty but also crippling social problems such as drug abuse and crimeâ€¦ A sustainable economic base can be created in the inner city, but only as it has been created elsewhere: through private, for-profit initiatives and investment based on economic self-interest and genuine competitive advantage.”

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