"The outside world told black kids when I was growing up that we weren't worth anything. But our parents said it wasn't so, and our churches and our schoolteachers said it wasn't so. They believed in us, and we, therefore, believed in ourselves."

-- Marian Wright Edelman

#Growing Up Quotes #Kids Quotes #Parent Quotes

“I hope you came out to hear some bluegrass music. If you didn't, we're both in the wrong place.”
“A failed experiment can be more important than a trivial design”
“I get better at playing the guitar and piano, every time we do a record because we practice more and the years go by and it's just what happens. It is just growing up, and it's cool how over the years the fans grow up and we grow up, and it just kind of works together.”
“I'm a calm person who wants to talk about things and think things through.”

Source : "Shiloh Fernandez Exclusive Interview RED RIDING HOOD". Interview with Christina Radish, collider.com. March 10, 2011.
“I once undertook on behalf of a friend to smuggle a small dog through the customs. I was of ample proportions, and managed to conceal the little dog upon my person. All went well until my bosom barked.”
“Through private investment capitalism kept raising the productivity of labor to new heights. Parents were able to earn enough so their offspring did not have to join the work force at an early age. This produced something unique in history: Childhood, a time when the young could experience the innocence of play and opportunity of schooling before entering the world of work.”
“Everyday begins like a blank chalkboard, on which each one of us can write the poem of our present and our dreams for the future.”
“I'm not really a cutter-off sort of person. I'll chat to anybody.”

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