"The real names of our people were destroyed during slavery. The last name of my forefathers was taken from them when they were brought to America and made slaves, and then the name of the slave master was given, which we refuse, we reject that name today and refuse it. I never acknowledge it whatsoever."

-- Malcolm X

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“Flowers and plants are silent presences. They nourish every sense except the ear.”
“The blest to-day is as completely so, As who began a thousand years ago.”
“Most important of all, to be successful in life demands that a man make a personal commitment to excellence and to victory, even though the ultimate victory can never be completely won. Yet that victory might be pursued and wooed with every fiber of our body, with every bit of our might and all our effort. And each week, there is a new encounter; each day, there is a new challenge.”
“I have served the Liberal cause for twenty-two years. That ought to be long enough for anyones lifetime.”

Source : Judy LaMarsh (1969). “Memoirs of a Bird in a Gilded Cage”, Toronto ; Montreal : McClelland and Stewart
“I grew up on antibiotics. Every ailment - sore throats, earaches, flus - warranted a trip to the doctor and in most cases some kind of prescription.”

Source : "A Healing Balance" by Carre Otis, www.huffingtonpost.com. August 16, 2012.
“you can't get away from yourself by moving from one place to another.”
“What a pity human beings can't exchange problems. Everyone knows exactly how to solve the other fellow's.”
“I don't know a critic who penetrates the center of anything.”

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