"To be black and an intellectual in America is to live in a box. On the box is a label, not of my own choosing."

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Source : Stephen L. Carter (1991). “Reflections of an affirmative action baby”, Basic Books

Stephen L. Carter

#America Quotes #Black Quotes #Intellectual Quotes

“Summer skylarks Dart about the heavens Above the deep mountains.”
“I never break my journey at Deoli but i pass through as often as I can”
“Words can be twisted into any shape. Promises can be made to lull the heart and seduce the soul. In the final analysis, words mean nothing. They are labels we give things in an effort to wrap our puny little brains around their underlying natures, when ninety-nine percent of the time the totality of the reality is an entirely different beast. The wisest man is the silent one. Examine his actions. Judge him by them.”

Source : FaceBook post by Karen Marie Moning from Mar 20, 2014
“The larger the slice taken by government, the smaller the cake available for everyone.”
“The older people carry the music in their body, in their mind. If they die, then that sound may be gone forever.”
“He said it was artificial respiration but now I find I'm to have his child.”
“I want to score 50 goals. It's my dream.”
“Grow the lawn and mow the lawn always keep the TV on, brush your teeth and kill the germs, poison apples, poison worms.”

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