"Unless the digital divide is narrowed soon, the United States may be headed to the class warfare of a century ago, the last time the economy changed so fundamentally. It won't be pleasant."

-- Jonathan Alter

#Class Quotes #United States Quotes #Warfare Quotes

“The black family unit that had survived 150 years of slavery was decimated in less than 30 years by welfare payments that stopped if the family structure remained intact.”
“Your grandfather's coffin is heavier than you expect. Your father's coffin is heavier than you can bear.”
“Why should I ever resist any delay or disapointment, any affliction or oppression or humiliation - when I know God will use it in my life to make me like Jesus and to prepare me for heaven?”
“Nobody will stop you from creating. Do it tonight. Do it tomorrow. That is the way to make your soul grow - whether there is a market for it or not! The kick of creation is the act of creating, not anything that happens afterward. I would tell all of you watching this screen: Before you go to bed, write a four line poem. Make it as good as you can. Don't show it to anybody. Put it where nobody will find it. And you will discover that you have your reward.”
“Christ was Begotten by an immortal Father in the same way that mortal men are begotten by mortal fathers.”
“Before you can think out of the box, you have to start with a box”
“People's real hopes and dreams can be distorted and misdirected and packaged until you're not sure what you really want or what you even really need.”
“Morris was not the type to offer a hug or even hold your hand. But there was something in his quiet indignation at the universe then--and Luke, now--that was just the kind of comfort I needed. "I'm such a mess," I said. "We're almost off the island and I didn't even ask you where you were going." He shrugged. "No place. Wherever you are.”

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