"Electoral politics was always an objective of the Black Panther party, so Barack Obama is a part of what we dreamed and struggled and died for."

-- Bobby Seale

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“I Like Gay Men, Right Ken?”
“The decline of Rome was the natural and inevitable effect of immoderate greatness. Prosperity ripened the principle of decay; the cause of the destruction multiplied with the extent of conquest; and, as soon as time or accident and removed the artificial supports, the stupendous fabric yielded to the pressure of its own weight. The story of the ruin is simple and obvious: and instead of inquiring why the Roman Empire was destroyed we should rather be surprised that it has subsisted for so long.”

Source : Edward Gibbon (1906). “The History of the Decline & Fall of the Roman Empire”
“Every since high school I've been drawn to magazines.”

Source : Source: classic.esquire.com
“They seem to be getting it together. How much damage will the picture of people spending four or five days on rooftops do That depends on how well it goes from here on out.”
“Falling apart in a 5K is painful, but it's just pain. Falling apart in a marathon, I believe you lose a year of your life. You complete the marathon feeling utterly defeated, knowing that it got the best of you, and you go home and ask your mom if she still loves you.”
“I like hitting fourth and I like the good batting average. But what I do every day behind the plate is a lot more important because it touches so many more people and so many more aspects of the game.”

Source : "The House That Thurman Munson Built" by Michael Paterniti, www.esquire.com. August 3, 2013.
“How a man perceives substance dictates the amount of substance in a man. To know the depth of anyone's true substance, simply measure the weight of what consumes and excites their inner drive.”
“Lord, give to me who are old and rougher The things that little children suffer, And let keep bright and undefiled The young years of the little child.”

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