"Since my return to America my Master, has at the desire of my friends in England given me my freedom."

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Source : Phillis Wheatley (2001). “Complete Writings”, p.147, Penguin

Phillis Wheatley

#America Quotes #Desire Quotes #Return Quotes

“We're poor little lambs who've lost our way, Baa! Baa! Baa! We're little black sheep who've gone astray, Baa-aa-aa! Gentlemen-rankers out on the spree, Damned from here to Eternity, God ha' mercy on such as we, Baa! Yah! Bah!”
“Art is a word which summarizes the quality of communication.”
“Let's not forget that one poll after another clearly demonstrates that well over 50% of Russian citizens still wants both socialism and the USSR back. And the Russian government is listening.”
“The Greek temple is the creation, par excellence, of mind and spirit in equilibrium.”
“People are bloody ignorant apes.”
“I established the rule that once we hire an employee, his school records are a matter of the past and are no longer used to evaluate his work or decide on his promotion.”
“I can manage the regret, if not my own finances.”

Source : Patricia Grasso (2006). “Seducing the prince”
“If I had to put a percentage on it - I'd say not likely.”

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