"Never be shamed of being Afrikan"

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Thomas Sankara

“Thought can wing its way Swifter than lightning-flashes or the beam That hastens on the pinions of the morn.”

Source : James Gates Percival, Erasmus Darwin North (1866). “The Poetical Works of James Gates Percival: With a Biographical Sketch”, p.170
“Luxury is...to be able to take control of one's life, health, and the pursuit of happiness in a way that is joyful.”
“Perhaps it sounds ridiculous, but the best thing that young filmmakers should do is to get hold of a camera and some film and make a movie of any kind at all.”
“Advice is like cooking-you should try it before you feed it to others.”
“If someone's not attacking you that means you're not doing your job effectively.”
“We see government's mission as fostering and enabling the important realms - our businesses, service clubs, Little Leagues, churches - to flourish.”

Source : Keynote Speech to the Conservative Political Action Committee, delivered 11 February 2011, Ronald Reagan Centennial Dinner, Washington, D.C.
“Yes." His gaze grew distant. "If I'd have the chance, if my position permitted, I would have pleaded with her not to accept the mission because of the danger, and because I couldn't bear the thought of..." "Of losing her?”

Source : Kristen Britain (2011). “Blackveil: Book Four of Green Rider”, p.314, Penguin
“I hope that some day scientists can be considered heroes again, instead of Paris Hilton.”

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