"Beneath the blossoms with a pot of wine, No friends at hand, so I poured alone; I raised my cup to invite the moon, Turned to my shadow, and we became three."

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Source : "Drinking Alone in the Midnight" (eighth cent.) (translation by Elling Eide)

Li Bai

#Wine Quotes #Moon Quotes #Hands Quotes

“The most precious contribution we can make here on Earth is to create the lives we want to be living, communicating in all ways, to everyone around us, that success is really possible.”

Source : Susan Collins (1996). “Our Children Are Watching: Ten Skills for Leading the Next Generation to Success”, Barrytown/ Station Hill Press
“Behind any Strength lies a greater Love.”
“I always do get a little bit paranoid when I get a lot of attention. But I get used to it.”
“My Life Is Merged And My Spirit Has Merged With Somebody Else.”

Source : "Exclusive: Inside 'R&B Divas' Star Monifah's Hawaiian Wedding Day". Interview with Charli Penn, www.essence.com. June 18, 2014.
“So good to be alive when the eulogies are read.”
“The answers were maddeningly absentâ€”it was like trying to remember a song that you knew made you feel a certain way, without a title, artist, or even a few bars to bring it back.”

Source : Jennifer Egan (2010). “A Visit from the Goon Squad”, p.253, Anchor
“I was playing sports all the time, growing up. And then, somewhere around 10th or 11th grade, I kind of lost interest in that and just started reading a lot. I didn't know what to read. I didn't have much direction outside of school.”

Source : Source: therumpus.net
“Black history isn’t a separate history. This is all of our history, this is American history, and we need to understand that. It has such an impact on kids and their values and how they view black people.”

Source : "Karyn Parsons’ Mission To Share The Untold Stories Of Black History Heroes". Interview with Jessica Dickerson, www.huffingtonpost.com. July 1, 2014.

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