"For two hundred years Haiti has been swimming upstream. We were the first country in which independence was won by a group of slaves - black slaves. Across the water, the country that had just achieved independence - the U.S. - still practiced slavery."

-- Michele Montas

#Country Quotes #Swimming Quotes #Years Quotes

“Fire beats roses again.”
“You've seen how they make movies like Star Wars and stuff. They're never really there. They're in front of a green screen just pretending to be jumping around.”
“At the end of the day, if you follow the music, it'll take you on a really, really great journey”
“My experiences always influence my writing, but usually only on an emotional level. I have experienced death of a family member and it's easy to dredge up those feelings and get them on the page.”
“Death without the possibility of ever changing the world is the same as a life that never was.”
“They want to derail peace because they want to plunge Northern Ireland back into armed conflict.”
“It is the combination of thought and love which forms the irresistible force of the law of attraction.”
“Each relationship nurtures a strength or weakness within you.”

Source : Mike Murdock (2012). “1 Minute Businesswoman's Devotional”, p.28, Wisdom International Inc

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