"I was not leaving the south to forget the south, but so that some day I might understand it"

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Source : Richard Wright (1998). “Black Boy”, Turtleback

Richard Wright

#Leaving Quotes #Might Quotes #Forget Quotes

“I always think that the project I'm working on will be the best.”
“Male figure skating is different than female figure skating; we're not America's sweetheart.”
“You know, I am kind of a bi-polarish schitzerphrenic. I run the gamut of being incredibly shy and withdrawn to being a crazy-eccentric exhibitionist. And I have always been like that.”

Source : "John Leguizamo On Outsourcing, Obama and Mood Swings". Interview with Greg Archer, www.huffingtonpost.com. June 2, 2010.
“The pause is a part of the walk.”
“A book without potty humor is like a banana split without hot fudge. It can still be good, I suppose, but you kinda get the feeling that something is missing.”

Source : "Biography/ Personal Quotes". www.imdb.com.
“Maybe we are all cabinets of wonders.”
“The players fire the coach, and as long as I'm on the same wavelength with them, I can coach as long as I want to.”
“I always loved to cook and entertain but I realized I had the chance to be successful with something that I am passionate about.”

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