"I think a proud Southerner is a Southerner who is aware of his or her past, and being proud of one's past does not mean you accept it. It means that you realize that we've come through the fire, and we're headed in another direction."

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William R. Ferris

#Mean Quotes #Past Quotes #Thinking Quotes

“It helps me chill out and focus.”
“I think Van Sant is the most important American director we have. He takes the most risks. He's just pure to me.”
“Men judge us by the success of our efforts. God looks at the efforts themselves.”
“The soul started at the knee-cap and ended at the navel.”
“For me, success is inner peace. That's a good day for me.”
“Mathematics is not only real, but it is the only reality.”
“No society can prosper if it aims at making things easier-instead it should aim at making people stronger.”
“Memories were the markers of the journey through life. It was necessary to know where you had come from. Only then could you know where you were going.”

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