"The breakdown of the black community, in order to maintain slavery, began with the breakdown of the black family. Men and women were not legally allowed to get married because you couldn't have that kind of love. It might get in the way of the economics of slavery. Your children could be taken from you and literally sold down the river."

-- Kerry Washington

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“I make enemies deliberately. They are the sauce piquante to my dish of life.”
“Maybe I'm old-fashioned. But I remember the beauty and thrill of being moved by Broadway musicals - particularly the endings of shows.”

Source : Associated Press, www.theguardian.com. 1986.
“I would rather be disliked for who I am than to be respected for who I'm not.”
“I am the Soul. I am the Light Divine. I am Love. I am Will. I am Fixed Design.”
“The fact of the matter is, you don't give up what's natural. Anything I've fantasized about, I've done.”

Source : Source: www.esquire.com
“If you in any way abate the doctrine of hell, it will abate your zeal.”
“In love swallow your pride but never your dignity.”
“The quality of our life depends on the quality of the seeds that lie deep in our consciousness.”

Source : Thich Nhat Hanh (2008). “Understanding Our Mind”, p.43, ReadHowYouWant.com

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