"We have two boys. After George Zimmerman was found not guilty of killing Trayvon Martin, we had to explain to our older son, who was 12 at the time, how that could happen. Instead of hugging and consoling him, my husband pulled out a documentary about Emmett Till and showed it to him and started to talk about how the justice system works in this country - and how it often doesn't. From that conversation, our son wrote a short story about Trayvon Martin going to heaven to meet Emmett Till."

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Source : Source: www.mtv.com

Gina Prince-Bythewood

#Country Quotes #Husband Quotes #Son Quotes

“You don't trust yourself then who's going to believe in you?”
“We long to be found, hoping our searchers have not given up and gone home.”

Source : Jerry Spinelli (2007). “Love, Stargirl”, p.179, Knopf Books for Young Readers
“I maintain that the best song is the one that ends up on the album. So whether I've written it or I haven't, I'm very comfortable with both.”
“Sometimes I stress too much and don't have fun. If you're trying to be perfect, sometimes it backfires on you.”
“I think cynicism lasts. Sentimentality ages, dates quickly.”

Source : "Alexander Payne: Life after Sideways" by Simon Hattestone, www.theguardian.com. January 13, 2012.
“And all meet in singing, which braids together the different knowings into a wide and subtle music, the music of living.”
“Too bad guys arenâ€™t like Mr. Potato Head Where you can pick and choose which parts you want. Then we might come up with a guy who meets your standards. - Maggie”
“Our chemical and other manufacturing concerns are all too often ready to let the Germans have Latin American markets, provided the American companies can work out an arrangement which will enable them to charge high prices to the consumer inside the United States.”

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