"In the years since his murder, we have transformed King into a kind of innocuous black Santa Claus."

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Source : Timothy B. Tyson (2007). “Blood Done Sign My Name: A True Story”, p.107, Broadway Books

Timothy B. Tyson

#Kings Quotes #Years Quotes #Black Quotes

“It's their deliberate, disgusting, revolting conduct that is responsible for the disease”
“Science had better not free the minds of men too much, before it has tamed their instincts.”

Source : Jean Rostand (1962). “The substance of man”
“If anyone is tweeting right now, I'm not pulling a knife on David Cronenberg!”
“I barely slept during high school because I was too busy dancing and acting all the time. The plan was to go to my dream college that had one of the best performing arts programs, and then go to LA to follow my dream of being an actress.”
“If you were to ask me what I want to do - I don't want to be a celebrity, I want to make a difference.”
“Children are like a book which we should write in and which we should read.”
“My dad has always been very proud of me but I think I have exceeded his expectations. When I told him I wanted to be an actor and moved to New York City, I think he assumed I would be playing the guitar on the subway and collecting spare change in my guitar case. The fact that I'm not doing that means that I'm a huge success.”
“When I was younger, I was really anti-Hollywood. Now I'm more accepting of it because I'm less of a snob.”

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