"My hands were weak, but I reached them out To feebler ones than mine, and over the shadow of my life Stole the light of a peace divine."

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Source : Frances Ellen Watkins Harper, “Go Work In My Vineyard”

Frances Harper

#Light Quotes #Hands Quotes #Justice Quotes

“Nothing has contributed more to the systematic mass incarceration of people of color in the United States than the War on Drugs”
“I got the sense that he was the kind of person who couldn't hold anger for more than a few minutes, because it just wasn't in him. It could never grow into resentment or bitterness, and I knew then that he was the kind of man who would be married forever. And I decided then and there that I should be the one to marry him.”
“When the world's run by fools it's the duty of intelligence to disobey.”

Source : The Guardian, February 25, 2006.
“Music is a means of rapid transportation.”
“I think I've always felt very isolated, and I'm sure lots of poets do.”
“The greatest gift is a portion of thyself.”
“It is a weakness that I lead from my heart, and not my head?”
“I've always just gone with the best role, and I don't care if it's in theater, film or television.”

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