"Michelle and Barack [Obama] epitomize what my father set the stage for - they epitomize global community organizing. I'm a global child, I was raised a global child, and he's a global child."

-- Malaak Shabazz

#Children Quotes #Father Quotes #Community Quotes

“It was scary how much she sounded like me sometimes. Maybe that's why she totally got on my nerves”

Source : MaryJanice Davidson (2006). “Undead and Unpopular: A Queen Betsy Novel”, p.70, Penguin
“Believing in progress does not mean believing that any progress has yet been made.”
“We all could be great, but we have to be open our mind to the way in which we could.”
“Independent record stores are like a casino where you put down your money and you always win. How amazing to discover gems you didn't know about, to meet someone more passionate than you are, and to feel at home in a place you may never have been to before. I'm convinced they will never lose their place - Long may they rule.”
“Banking gives you a glimpse into what makes companies succeed and what makes companies fail,”
“If anything is endemic to Wyoming it is wind. This big room of space is swept out daily, leaving a bone yard of fossils, agates, and carcasses in every stage of decay. Though it was water that initially shaped the state, wind is the meticulous gardener, raising dust and pruning the sage.”

Source : Gretel Ehrlich (1986). “The Solace of Open Spaces”, Penguin Group USA
“UNNATURAL CAUSES tears back the veil to show the socio-economic and racial inequities in health as well as the public policies that underpin them. Should be required viewing.”
“I always thought that it was every performer's dream. That's the epitome of being an artist, being able to express song, dance and acting in a live theatre setting and really connecting with an audience on that level.”

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