"Beloved community is formed not by the eradication of difference but by its affirmation, by each of us claiming the identities and cultural legacies that shape who we are and how we live in the world."

-- Bell Hooks

#Differences Quotes #Community Quotes #Identity Quotes

“You see, when you're young and foolish it doesn't matter where you may be, you always think that you'll be happier somewhere else.”

Source : Felix Salten, Richard Cowdrey, Barthold Fles, R. Sudgen Tilley (2014). “Bambi's Children: The Story of a Forest Family”, p.23, Simon and Schuster
“Definitely dub is in my body forever. I think I hear everything through a dub filter. Even when I play rock music, I play through a dub filter.”
“I mean, I'm 48 years old and I've been through a lot in my life - you know, loss, whether it be death, illness, separation. I mean, the failed expectations... We all have dreams.”
“The present age is demented. It is possessed by a sense of dislocation, a loss of personal identity, an alternating sentimentality and rage which, in an individual patient, could be characterized as dementia.”

Source : Walker Percy (2011). “Signposts in a Strange Land”, p.165, Open Road Media
“Oh son, watch the illusory spectacle! All birth and death is projected by delusion, not existing in reality. I am beyond coming and going.”
“I guess when people feel intimidated or they see something having success they steal it. I don't judge 'em for it but I'm starting to notice that.”

Source : "Interview: LeSean McCoy Talks Chip Kelly, Kobe Bryant, & Nick Foles' Rap Knowledge". Interview with Maurice Peebles, www.complex.com. September 5, 2014.
“Yes, Garnett Grey was an Architect. Were a psychoanalyst to approach him from behind, tap his shoulder, and say 'Humanity,' Garrett'd spin and respond, without hesitation, 'Solvable'.”
“Stories come from other shows at other studios where only 2,000 rounds were actually used and the money for the other 3,000 went right into the studio pockets. Corners were cut and that production suffered. Knock wood, that hasn't happened to us.”

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