"Revolution always unfolds inside an atmosphere of rising expectations."

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Source : June Jordan (1992). “Technical Difficulties: African-American Notes on the State of the Union”, Pantheon

June Jordan

#Expectations Quotes #Atmosphere Quotes #Rising Quotes

“You know, I've never accidentally drilled a hole in myself while programming.”
“Statistically speaking, when a woman says I'm not going to have sex with you, she'll often have sex with you.”

Source : FaceBook post by Dov Davidoff from Jul 16, 2011
“And on the pedestal these words appear:â€¨ 'My name is Ozymandias, king of kings:â€¨ Look on my works, ye Mighty, and despair!' â€¨Nothing beside remains. Round the decayâ€¨ Of that colossal wreck, boundless and bareâ€¨ The lone and level sands stretch far away.”
“When any fit of gloominess, or perversion of mind, lays hold upon you, make it a rule not to publish it by complaints.”
“I never wish to be easily defined. Iâ€™d rather float over other peopleâ€™s minds as something strictly fluid and non-perceivable; more like a transparent, paradoxically iridescent creature rather than an actual person.”
“Regardless of what the tour pros think, golf is a rich and varied game, and what all of us awkward fools do on weekends is what golf is truly all about.”
“I should like to underline: no people, no country, in which a Communist dictatorship has been established, ever found its way out of it.”
“Light Light The visible reminder of Invisible Light.”

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