"In talking about the [Emmett Till murder trial], you have to repeat the atmosphere. This is Mississippi in 1955, with a long history of intimidation of witnesses and fear on the part of blacks to testify, in racial situations in particular. For someone like Mose Wright and others to testify against white defendants in a situation like this was historic."

-- Charles Diggs

#Talking Quotes #White Quotes #Long Quotes

“Its true. Im a simple person. Some people tend to live from trauma to trauma, and that energizes them. I have a hectic schedule, but my mind seeks simplicity - like being in nature, a long bike ride, or sitting on the back porch.”
“Hitting a shorter club to these greens means a great, great deal. Younger players are so much more capable length-wise.”
“You have to find out how to become the character.”
“Many people think that open source projects are sort of chaotic and and anarchistic. They think that developers randomly throw code at the code base and see what sticks.”

Source : "Next generation browser: Pure open source software development comes of age". Interview with Dana Greenlee, www.tacomadailyindex.com. September 10, 2004.
“Art cannot be bought or sold. It can only be created or destroyed.”
“Nowadays the big Hollywood studios only make about three movies a year, and they cost about $200 million each. There's no room for error in that, and not a lot of room, I would think, for free expression.”
“Typography has one plain duty before it and that is to convey information in writing. No argument or consideration can absolve typography from this duty.”

Source : Emil Ruder (2001). “Typographie”, Arthur Niggli
“Yes, I adore the fact that girls like me.”

Source : "Shayne Ward exclusive". The Mirror Interview, www.mirror.co.uk. July 07, 2006.

You may also like:

Mamie Till
Ron Dellums
Former Mayor of Oakland