"I had a very simple, unremarkable and happy life. And I grew up in a very small town. And so my life was made up of, you know, in the morning going to the river to fetch water - no tap water, and no electricity - and, you know, bathing in the river, and then going to school, and playing soccer afterwards."

-- Ishmael Beah

#Soccer Quotes #Morning Quotes #School Quotes

“This should tell you everything you need to know about guys. They only go after what they know they can get. We girls, on the other hand, aim really high. We take a leap...”
“When we make decisions, about eating or anything else, with an attitude of kindness and acceptance toward ourselves, with awareness of what is involved in our choices, the conflict between deprivation and indulgence ceases to exist.”
“Every human emits unconscious vocal undertones that determine who the leader is in the room.”

Source : Source: bobmorris.biz
“When the ax came into the forest the trees said the handle is one of us.”

Source : Alice Walker (1997). “Possessing the Secret of Joy”, p.15, Simon and Schuster
“I am not sure I knew what I was doing, writing an "apocalypse" novel, when I started this book. Now that the book is done, I can own that I have in fact written an apocalypse novel, one that speculates on a dark, dark future. Why I did it, I really don't know - every time people read my work they comment on its darkness, its sadness.”

Source : Source: therumpus.net
“Number 45 doesn't explode like Number 23 used to.”
“I use Graf Edmonton for boots and John Wilson blades.”
“LISTEN: If you ever wondered what you would do if you were alive in the Civil Rights Movement, NOW IS THE TIME to find out. NOW. RIGHT NOW.”

Source : "The Amazing Black Activists We’re Thankful For in 2015" By Zeba Blay, www.huffingtonpost.com. November 23, 2015.

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