"The only thing that white people have that black people need, or should want, is power-and no one holds power forever."

-- James A. Baldwin

#Black And White Quotes #People Quotes #Forever Quotes

“I feel for the first time in my life that I have really come to understand what the gospel actually is. It is about a Father who lost His kids and He simply wants them back...I look forward to the day when we will see sons and daughers in their full expression and freedom, rising up out of every nation of the world, exhibiting and expressing the person, nature and works of our Father and walking like Jesus in this broken world.”
“Throughout my athletic career, the overall goal was always to be a better athlete than I was at the moment â€“ whether next week, next month or next year. The improvement was the goal. The medal was simply the ultimate reward for achieving that goal.”
“Truth is tough. It will not break, like a bubble, at a touch; nay, you may kick it about all day like a football, and it will be round and full at evening.”
“If one defines the term 'dropout' to mean a person who has given up serious effort to meet his responsibilities, then every business office, government agency, golf club and university faculty would yield its quota.”
“As I look back I know that most of the mistakes I have made have come when I didn't listen to myself, when I didn't trust my instincts... I believe you need to listen, carefully, to hear your inner voice. And then, you have to do what it says.”
“Since someone ate crabs, others must have eaten spiders as well. However, they were not tasty. So afterwards, people stopped eating them. These people also deserve our heartfelt gratitude.”
“I wish you'd help me look into a more interesting problem - namely, my sanity.”
“Books are not about passing the time. They're about other lives. Other worlds.”

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