"Three hundred years of humiliation, abuse and deprivation cannot be expected to find voice in a whisper."

-- Martin Luther King, Jr.

#Years Quotes #Voice Quotes #Abuse Quotes

“Could man be drunk for ever Â Â Â With liquor, love, or fights, Lief should I rouse at morning Â Â Â And lief lie down of nights. But men at whiles are sober Â Â Â And think by fits and starts, And if they think, they fasten Â Â Â Their hands upon their hearts.”
“I can remember a case where Capablanca worked out an impressive combination, but then chose to make a simple move in answer to which his opponent resigned at once!”
“I was so honored when Diane Sawyer named me 'Person of the Week,' and like I told her, 'Diane, I love my daughter.' I cried when I found out when she told me she was gay when she was 17 because of the judgment.”

Source : "Marie Osmond will never get over son's suicide, cried when daughter said she was gay". Interview with Nicki Gostin, www.foxnews.com. April 4, 2013.
“It's funny - if you impersonate somebody, they have no idea it's them.”
“When chess masters err, ordinary wood pushers tend to derive a measure of satisfaction, if not actual glee.”
“Always having to have the last word is a bad trait. Pisses people off.”
“"Angelophany" is the visible or otherwise tangible manifestation of angels to human beings. Abraham Lincoln frequently mentioned that he was visited by angels at the White House....”
“If people concentrated on the really important things in life, there'd be a shortage of fishing poles.”

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