"All I demand for the black man is, that the white people shall take their heels off his neck, and let him have a chance to rise by his own efforts."

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Source : William Wells Brown (2010). “William Wells Brown: A Reader”, p.302, University of Georgia Press

William Wells Brown

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“There is force and vitality in a first sketch from life which the after-work rarely has... In your sketches keep the first vivid impression! Add no details that shall weaken it! Look first for the big things! 1st. Proportions! 2nd. Values - or masses of light and shade. 3rd. Details that will not spoil the beginnings!”
“Sometimes when you innovate, you make mistakes. It is best to admit them quickly, and get on with improving your other innovations.”
“The Japan-U.S. alliance is an irreplaceable alliance. And I would like to further consolidate and broaden that alliance.”

Source : "Shinzo Abe Talk Asia interview". www.cnn.com. April 30, 2007.
“Do not despair when in spite of intense supplication, there is a delay in receiving the expected gift. He has guaranteed that he will respond in what He chooses for you, and not what you choose for yourself, and at the time He chooses not the time you desire.”
“Family life was wonderful. The streets were bleak. The playgrounds were bleak. But home was always warm. My mother and father had a great relationship. I always felt 'safe' there.”
“There exist certain individuals who are, by nature, given purely to contemplation and are utterly unsuited to action, and who, nevertheless, under a mysterious and unknown impulse, sometimes act with a speed which they themselves would have thought beyond them.”
“Take something from yourself, to give to another, that is humane and gentle and never takes away as much comfort as it brings again.”
“I think everyone is ticklish. You just gotta find the right spots.”

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