"To sing about freedom and to pray for its coming is not enough. Freedom must be actualized in history by oppressed peoples who accept the intellectual challenge to analyze the world for the purpose of changing it."

-- James H. Cone

#Acceptance Quotes #Challenges Quotes #Intellectual Quotes

“The game honors toughness”
“We all tend to go to extremes; some rely only on their own preparation and look for nothing more; others, as I say, tend to despise preparation and trust to the unction, the anointing and the inspiration of the Spirit alone. But there must be no "either/or" here; it is always "both/and." These two things must go together.”
“I am so proud to be the Baltimore Ravens' first Hall of Fame inductee.”
“Something that is very difficult to translate is the humor.”
“Life is one big road with lots of signs. So when you riding through the ruts, don't complicate your mind. Flee from hate, mischief and jealousy. Don't bury your thoughts, put your vision to reality. Wake Up and Live!”

Source : "Song: 'Wake Up and Live!'". 1979.
“I screwed up at a young age with my parents. They were very religious and they didn't really understand music. They didn't really listen to music. I went through a series of battles with them about why I loved music.”
“You think my kids just popped out of the ground?”
“Belief is the magic key that unlocks your dreams.”

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