"Color is nothing, anywhere. Civilized condition differences men, all over the globe."

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Source : Alexander Crummell (1861). “The relations and duties of free colored men in America to Africa: A letter to Charles B. Dunbar ...”, p.31

Alexander Crummell

#Men Quotes #Color Quotes #Differences Quotes

“As an actor, to do all sorts of different films is great.”

Source : "Hugo Weaving Talks THE HOBBIT, TRANSFORMERS, and Red Skull; Says They Haven’t Filmed the Final HOBBIT Battle Yet" by Christina Radish, collider.com. October 14, 2012.
“All quitters are good losers.”
“If the way of the sage is true, that we are all dreaming our world into being, then it has to apply not only to our private, personal universe but to the world at large.”

Source : FaceBook post by Alberto Villoldo from Oct 04, 2013
“When I die I have visions of ***** singing 'Over the Rainbow' and the flag at Fire Island being flown at half mast.”
“Develop an attitude of gratitude, and give thanks for everything that happens to you, knowing that every step forward is a step toward achieving something bigger and better than your current situation.”
“...History shows that ... (people) can be deflected from their natural tendencies by artful propaganda, bogus crises, or other political trickery.”
“Certain individual words do possess more pitch, more radiance, more shazam! than others, but it's the way words are juxtaposed with other words in a phrase or sentence that can create magic. Perhaps literally. The word "grammar," like its sister word "glamour," is actually derived from an old Scottish word that meant "sorcery." When we were made to diagram sentences in high school, we were unwittingly being instructed in syntax sorcery, in wizardry. We were all enrolled at Hogwarts. Who knew?”
“I don't know whether I believe in God or not. I think, really, I'm some sort of Buddhist. But the essential thing is to put oneself in a frame of mind which is close to that of prayer.”

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