"I find, in being black, a thing of beauty: a joy; a strength; a secret cup of gladness."

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Source : Ossie Davis (2006). “Life Lit by Some Large Vision: Selected Speeches and Writings”, p.271, Simon and Schuster

Ossie Davis

#Joy Quotes #Black Quotes #Secret Quotes

“Music is very spiritual, it has the power to bring people together.”
“If Christians would have the same faith in their God that non-Christians have in a mere materialistic idea, 'Thy Kingdom come' would shortly be a reality in this world of sorrow and travail.”
“I couldn't possibly have lived all the things that Ice-T on the records lived.”
“Some humans would do anything to see if it was possible to do it. If you put a large switch in some cave somewhere, with a sign on it saying 'End-of-the-World Switch. PLEASE DO NOT TOUCH', the paint wouldn't even have time to dry.”
“A spark can set a whole forest on fire. Just a spark. Save it.”
“I don't write polite letters. I don't like to plea-bargain. I like to fight.”
“It's not how we fall that defines us as Christians. It's how we get up again.”

Source : Karen Kingsbury (2010). “Unlocked”, p.198, Harper Collins
“The dream is not a drug but a way. Listen to where it can take you.”

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