"[W]e are the heirs of a past of rope, fire, and murder. I for one am not ashamed of this past. My shame is for those who became so inhuman that they could inflict this torture upon us."

-- Martin Luther King, Jr.

#Past Quotes #Fire Quotes #Black History Quotes

“When you sing R&B songs in front of an audience, you look out and there's 85% women. I think R&B music is sort of designed for a man singing to a woman. I don't sing it like the sexy thing, but sort of pseudo-sexy. We rally the women together because it's about being independent and things like that.”
“We are not on this planet to ask forgiveness of our deities.”
“I don't mean that literary fiction is better than genre fiction, On the contrary; novels can perform two functions and most perform only one.”
“When I think about the fact that I get to work with stars like Will Ferrell or Kurt Russell my eyes fill with tears of joy and appreciation. I hope the ride keeps going.”
“Mirth, and even cheerfulness, when employed as remedies in low spirits, are like hot water to a frozen limb.”
“There's luck in odd numbers.”

Source : William Bayle Bernard, Samuel Lover (1874). “The Life of Samuel Lover, R. H. A.: Artistic, Literary, and Musical, with Selections from His Unpublished Papers and Correspondence”, p.145
“I am the worst judge of my books.”
“I don't want my body to look like a man's. I just want to tone my body.”

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