"As African-Americans, we often spend our time and energy blaming other people for the problems we see around us."

-- Pearl Cleage

#People Quotes #African American Quotes #Energy Quotes

“The systemic failure in the media in covering ISIS is that the majority of reporters are doing it in a semaphore fashion.”
“Because Mr. Mandelas early opponents invested so many resources into distorting the true nature of his advocacy, the singular historic moment millions now celebrate could have been tragically lost to guerrilla decontextualization.”
“We're crazy about this city. Los Angeles? That's just a big parking lot where you buy a hamburger for the trip to San Francisco.”
“In the beginning I was really, really lean. For the longest time I did it all. I played every hat. I was in the factory, doing the graphic design, the photography, the selling - literally everything. I saved money doing what I could myself. It was hard but I learned. I learned that nobody's better than you to get your business off the ground. The experience you get is priceless.”

Source : "The best advice 'Shark Tank' investors have given entrepreneurs" by Laura Woods, www.businessinsider.com. January 20, 2017.
“For me, what makes life enjoyable is having a shared culture and shared references.”

Source : "Biography/ Personal Quotes". www.imdb.com.
“In the end, the only heritage we have is our planet, and I have decided to go to the most pristine places on the planet and photograph them in the most honest way I know, with my point of view, and of course it is in black and white, because it is the only thing I know how to do.”
“The Bible does not tell us that life in this world will be fair. Evil and sin are not Victorian gentlemen; they do not play fair.”
“I will never stand again for the leadership of the Conservative Party.”

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