"Black men who have succeeded have an obligation to serve as role models for young men entrapped by a vicious cycle of poverty, despair, and hopelessness."

-- Benjamin Hooks

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“I break bones, I break people, I break spirits!”
“Being shelled is the main work of an infantry soldier, which no one talks about. Everyone has his own way of going about it. In general, it means lying face down and contracting your body into as small a space as possible.”
“[On School Uniforms] Don't these schools do enough damage making all these kids think alike, now they have to make them look alike too? It's not a new idea, either. I first saw it in old newsreels from the 1930s, but it was hard to understand because the narration was in German.”
“It will feel boring when you're bingeing.”

Source : "'Transparent' creator: Streaming shows are 'inventing a new art form'". Interview with Alan Sepinwall, uproxx.com. December 14, 2015.
“I love money. I love everything about it. I bought some pretty good stuff. Got me a $300 pair of socks. Got a fur sink. An electric dog polisher. A gasoline powered turtleneck sweater. And, of course, I bought some dumb stuff, too.”
“People - not just in their teenage years - hold on to this fantasy of love when they're not ready to have a real relationship.”
“The wind is tossing the lilacs, The new leaves laugh in the sun, And the petals fall on the orchard wall, But for me the spring is done. Beneath the apple blossoms I go a wintry way, For love that smiled in April Is false to me in May.”
“Eat your vegetables, have a positive outlook, be kind to people, and smile.”

Source : Dan Buettner (2012). “The Blue Zones, Second Edition: 9 Lessons for Living Longer From the People Who've Lived the Longest”, p.85, National Geographic Books

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