"If you label it this, then it can't be that."

-- Tom Wolfe

“Where I grew up in Pakistan, it's really the luck of the draw. My mother got married when she was 17. She never went to college but she wanted each and every one of us to go to college and then work. She was relentless about it. And i think that part of who i am is shaped by her strength.Â If [girls] families support them, they can achieve their dreams”
“What difference is there in the color of the soul?”

Source : Frederick Douglass, Sojourner Truth, Solomon Northup, Olaudah Equiano (2016). “Slave Narratives Compilation: Twelve Years A Slave, My Bondage and My Freedom, Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass, Narrative of Sojourner Truth: A Northern Slave”, p.460, ShandonPress
“Scores do not reveal the most important facts about a wine. The written commentary (tasting notes) that accompanies the ratings is a better source of information than any score regarding the wine's style and personality, its quality level relative to its peers, and its relative value and aging potential.”
“I accidentally produced a Willow Smith track!”

Source : Twitter post from Jan 11, 2013
“The Canadian franchises and Canada as a market for NHL hockey has always been a priority for us.”
“I hadn't really noticed that I had a hearing problem. I just thought most people had given up on speaking clearly.”

Source : "Interview with Hal Linden TV Star, "Song & Dance Man", Hearing Aid Wearer". Interview with Dr. Beck, www.audiologyonline.com. May 23, 2005.
“Do angels take the Lord's name in vain? The idea is so ridiculous that we scarcely like to ask the question. ... How dare we do that which angels dare not do? Is it possible for us to argue that that which is forbidden in heaven is praiseworthy on earth?”
“It's a big universe. To stay in one tiny place is doing a disservice to yourself.”

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