"It did not seem to me that prejudice, poverty, discrimination, repression and racism were confined to the North of Ireland. I could see them everywhere I spoke and still cannot comprehend the mentality that argues that I should have pretended not to see them, because it wasn't my business."

-- Bernadette Devlin

#Racism Quotes #Prejudice Quotes #Poverty Quotes

“I'm one year older, one year sexier - one more, baby. For me, it's all about the bigger picture. We want to win the whole thing. We've got to beat whoever is in our way.”
“By the time I was 18 years old, I had achieved everything that was in my heart to do and at the same time I wasn't finding the fulfillment I was expecting to get from it. All of the experiences were incredible and I wouldn't trade them for the world, but it wasn't fulfilling me. I went through the motions for a few more years, but I was looking for something more.”

Source : Source: www.beliefnet.com
“They [policemen] are in a profession that if you do the job incorrectly, or proceeding incorrectly, it's over for you because there isn't any supporter backup. If you make a mistake as a plumber, you know, you fix it and everything goes on or you get sued. But if you make a mistake as a cop, you are more infamous than Jesse James, everything's over.”

Source : Source: www.foxnews.com
“Habit is the daily battleground of character”
“To be an artist of my generation willing to be unhip -artists were supposed to be like cowboys.”
“My inspiration can come from anything - films, the street, paparazzi pictures.”
“Ancient wisdom offers . . . a simple yet profound formula to guide everyone who leads, anyone who aspires to leadership: 'Do justly, love mercy, and walk humbly.'”
“I was always a 'grass is greener' kind of guy.”

Source : Source: thebiglead.com

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