"The myth of the strong black woman is the other side of the coin of the myth of the beautiful dumb blonde."

-- Eldridge Cleaver

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“What is faith? Faith is being grasped by the power of love.”
“I am forced to get my living by the labour of my hand; and the sweat of my brow... for bitter bread, earned under the frowns of some who have no natural or divine right to be above me, and entirely owe their grandeur and honor to grinding the faces of the poor...”
“My mom says I have to be more positive, and I say life has to be more positive too or it's just not going to work.”

Source : Jane Wagner (1995). “My Life, So Far: By Edith Ann”, Hyperion
“It's like time travel only, you know, slower...”
“The leaf that spreads in the light is the only holiness there is. I haven't found holiness in the faiths of mortals, or in their music, not in their dreams: it's out in the open field, with the green rows looking at the sky. I don't know what it is, this holiness: but it's there, and it looks at the sky. Probably though this is some conditioning the Company installed to ensure I'd be a good botanist. Well, I grew up into a good one. Damned good.”
“Never underestimate the power of Abby Joseph Cohen.”

Source : "Origin Series: Mad Men And The Walking Dead actor Josh McDermitt". Interview with Robert Piper, www.marandapleasantmedia.com.
“What were we spending so much time doing if not getting to know each other?”
“Listeners will wonder what an Englishman is doing on the German radio tonight. You can imagine that before taking this step I hoped that someone better qualified than me would come forward.”

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