"It is time to celebrate the New Black Americans - those who have sealed the Deal, who aren't beholden to liberal indulgence any more than they are to the disdain of the hard Right. It is time to praise blacks who are merely undeniable in their individuality and exemplary in their levels of achievement ."

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Source : "Fear of a Hip-Hop Planet: America's New Dilemma". Book by D. Marvin Jones, 2013.

John Ridley

#Achievement Quotes #Black Quotes #Individuality Quotes

“Don't try to buy at the bottom and sell at the top. It can't be done except by liars.”

Source : Bernard Mannes Baruch (1970). “Baruch: My own story”
“in certain crises direct expression of sympathy is the least possible to those who most feel sympathy.”
“I'm telling you, you can't compare Saudi Arabia to other countries.”

Source : "Biography/Personal Quotes". www.imdb.com.
“I respect the Japanese and especially like their execution and communication styles. Unlike the Koreans, they will not hit you from behind.”
“Guilt rarely results in positive behavior. But gratitude? Great things flow from a heart of gratitude.”
“I was a very good cook, and I knew I could build a business.”
“When I was a barber, me being extreme was how I got popular: you name it, I was drawing it on someone's head.”
“The moment of that kiss contained every happy moment I had ever lived.”

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