"Much of songwriting is simply a mystery."

-- Paul Simon

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“I have this amateur side attraction to, and interest in, the sciences and biology and physics and evolution. Paleontology is of interest to me. I'm interested in the way these fields have helped us understand how we are human and why we are human. I'm also from the area that is considered to be the cradle of mankind.”
“We need a whole bunch of books about people of color, kids on the spectrum, etc. It's strange that we have a population of school children that is majority nonwhite but their books are majority white.”

Source : Source: www.teachingbooks.net
“First of all, Indonesian people have to be educated and to know what they want and what their country is all about. The interests of the people have to be put first! The entire society has to work day and night in order to improve the lives of the majority. Basically, we need the opposite of what is Indonesia right now, which is: the majority-serving business interests of the local gangsters and their foreign handlers.”
“Abraham," he said. "I'm pleased to see you alive, old friend." "And I to see you dead.”
“I'm not a woman. I'm a force of nature.”
“Give hope (the magic ingredient for success) â€” you will have hope and be made hopeful.”
“Every human being is in need of talking to somebody. In this country nobody has time. It seems that talking to a friend has gone out of style. Now you have to pay money to go to an analyst.”
“We have awakened. We will not sleep anymore. Today, from now on, there is a new African in the world!”

Source : Kwame Nkrumah's first independence speech, www.myjoyonline.com. March 6, 1957.

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