"The state would rather give me an uzi than a microphone."

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Source : FaceBook post by Mumia Abu Jamal from Aug 26, 2011

Mumia Abu-Jamal

#Giving Quotes #Microphones Quotes #States Quotes

“No matter how expected, death is always the ultimate surprise.”
“Raising the traditional and early retirement ages will mean extending workers' taxable earning years, fueling economic growth and putting a dent in our unfunded-liabilities crisis by delaying payouts.”
“It was an identity crisis. I was born and raised in France, but I never really felt French, so I needed to find something that I was more connected to. I used to go back to Tunisia every summer, but I was more into the language, my Arabic roots.”

Source : Interview with Emily McDermott, www.interviewmagazine.com. January 29, 2016.
“Many dogs grow up without rules or boundaries. They need exercise, discipline and affection in that order.”
“A bubble of fear passes up my spine. It's the feeling of standing on ice and suddenly hearing it crack under your weight - both thrilling and terrifying together.”

Source : Hannah Kent (2013). “Burial Rites”, p.53, Pan Macmillan
“What is bad painting? Picabia made some deliberately bad paintings, but they were by him, so great in a way.”

Source : "Record painter" by Tim Adams, www.theguardian.com. January 27, 2008.
“I was feeling real good and real manly. Until a real cowboy walked by and told me I had my hat on backwards. So much for my career as a cowboy.”
“When AIDS was at its most brutal, frightening, my-God-what-are-we-going-to-do era, that was when vampire stories and stories about blood and trust swept the literary world.”

Source : Boston Phoenix Interview with Tamara Wieder, February 11, 2005.

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