"I knew the whistle of each of the river boats on the Tennessee."

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Source : William Christopher Handy (1947). “Father of the Blues: An Autobiography of W. C. Handy”

William Christopher Handy

#Rivers Quotes #Tennessee Quotes #Boat Quotes

“When I see Almunia's performances, I get angry and have to make a fist in my pocket”
“The great man does not think beforehand of his words that they may be sincere, nor of his actions that they may be resolute- he simply speaks and does what is right.”
“The stupidest person in the room might have the best idea.”
“You thought I was writing The Truth? Honey, I don't even know what The Truth means.”
“A theorist today is hardly considered respectable if he or she has not introduced at least one new particle for which there is no experimental evidence.”
“One could judge the degree of civilization of a country by the social and political position of its women”
“The image of the woman as we know it is an image created by men and fashioned to suit their needs.”
“I do believe that the analogy for bisexuality is a multicultural, multi-ethnic, multiracial world view. Bisexuality follows from such a perspective and leads to it, as well.”

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