"A transplanted Irishman, German, Englishman is an American in one generation. A transplanted African is not one in five!"

-- Barbara Chase-Riboud

#Racism Quotes #United States Quotes #Generations Quotes

“Sometimes I go for days without speaking to a soul. I think, â€œI should make that call", but I put it off. Because thereâ€™s something pleasurable about not talking. But then I love talking, so itâ€™s not that. But sometimes it can be nice. Itâ€™s not like I sit here philosophizing, because Iâ€™ve no talent for that. Itâ€™s just this thing about silence thatâ€™s so wonderful.”
“The strongest logos tell simple stories.”
“The most emphatic place in a clause or sentence is the end. This is the climax; and, during the momentary pause that follows, that last word continues, as it were, to reverberate in the reader's mind. It has, in fact, the last word.”

Source : F. L. Lucas (2012). “Style: The Art of Writing Well”, p.17, Harriman House Limited
“I believe that children are our future. Unless we stop them now.”
“We have our own reasons for what's motivating us right now.”
“I was never in favor of violence. I am always in favor of expressing anger, though. I am always in favor of revolt, and can even understand some forms of property crime.”
“The pain is temporary, the film is forever”
“You must first have a lot of patience to learn to have patience.”

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