"Whether I am or am not a Communist is irrelevant. The question is whether American citizens, regardless of their political beliefs or sympathies, may enjoy their constitutional rights."

-- Paul Robeson

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“There's imperfect food out there that just needs a mouth to bite into it.”

Source : "How ugly food can end hunger". Interview with Lauren Lee-Johnson, edition.cnn.com. November 23, 2015.
“Mr. Speaker, I rise today to recognize the Peace Corps as it reached its 45th anniversary on March 1, 2006.”
“Writing is one of the most assertive things a person can do.”
“The stone is a mirror which works poorly. Nothing in it but dimness. Your dimness or its dimness, who's to say? In the hush your heart sounds like a black cricket.”
“I emphasize teachers because they are largely left out of the debate. None of the bombastic reports that come from Washington and think tanks telling us what needs to be 'fixed' - I hate such a mechanistic word, as if our schools were automobile engines - ever asks the opinions of teachers.”
“It is also a good rule not to put overmuch confidence in the observational results that are put forward until they are confirmed by theory.”
“You can use an eraser on the drafting table or a sledge hammer on the construction site.”
“True strength is shown by the person who remains humble, quiet, & positive throughout all adversity and maintains their path towards success.”

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