"Good servants frequently make good masters."

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Source : Jupiter Hammon, Stanley Austin Ransom (1983). “America's first Negro poet: the complete works of Jupiter Hammon of Long Island”, Associated Faculty Pr Inc

Jupiter Hammon

#Masters Quotes #Servant Quotes

“In order for comedy to be funny you have to play the truth of the moment. But if you're not being completely truthful to the basis of the character, its not going to be funny.”
“An essential part of the magic involves turning everyone into an enemy, to ward off surprises.”

Source : Alma Guillermoprieto (2011). “The Heart That Bleeds: Latin America Now”, p.105, Vintage
“I like college football a lot, because it's the dream that you're chasing. The dream of one day possibly making it, with the harsh reality that only one percent make it.”
“The growth of understanding follows an ascending spiral rather than a straight line.”

Source : Marion Milner (2011). “A Life of One's Own”, p.33, Taylor & Francis
“To destroy a man is difficult, almost as difficult as to create one: it has not been easy, nor quick, but you Germans have succeeded. Here we are, docile under your gaze; from our side you have nothing more to fear; no acts of violence, no words of defiance, not even a look of judgment.”
“My entire purpose is trying to be the best in the game, and if that exudes beauty too, that's pretty powerful.”
“There is in us an instinct for newness, for renewal, for a liberation of creative power. We seek to awaken in ourselves a force which really changes our lives from within. And yet the same instinct tells us that this change is a recovery of that which is deepest, most original, most personal in ourselves. To be born again is not to become somebody else, but to become ourselves.”
“You know what 'DOUBT' stands for? It stands for 'Debate On Understanding Bewildersome Thoughts.'”

Source : Biography/Personal Quotes, www.imdb.com.

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