"Though it be a thrilling and marvellous thing to be merely young and gifted in such times, it is doubly so - doubly dynamic - to be young, gifted and black."

--

Source : Negro Digest, Aug. 1964

Lorraine Hansberry

#Black Quotes #Young Quotes #Gifted Quotes

“I spent my time drinking and staring at a television in the airport bar. More death and destruction. Crime. Pollution. All the news stories were telling me to be frightened. All the commercials were telling me to buy things I didnÂ´t need. The message was that people could only be passive victims or consumers.”
“I can't stand satisfaction. To me, greatness comes from that quest for perfection.”
“The charities closest to my heart have always involved helping children in some way.”
“Computer assisted proofs are getting better and better and computers will play a bigger and bigger role in the future.”
“What's the point of having shimmery feet?”
“Someone asked me, if I were stranded on a desert island what book would I bring... 'How to Build a Boat.'”
“I'm horrible at remembering names, embarrassingly bad.”

Source : "One last thing... Sam Trammell". Interview with Rich Pelley, www.theguardian.com. January 7, 2011.
“My color is my joy and not my burden...”

Source : Bebe Moore Campbell (2000). “Brothers and Sisters”, Berkley Publishing Group

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