"The only times an Afro-American who was assaulted got away has been when he had a gun and used it in self-defense."

-- Ida B. Wells

#Gun Quotes #Self Quotes #Defense Quotes

“There are no shortcuts to success.”

Source : Annika Sorenstam, Golf magazine (New York, N.Y. : 1991) (tidskrift) (2004). “Golf Annika's Way”, Gotham
“I am very lucky to be surrounded and guided by an incredible support team comprised of my family and agents.”
“It's very easy to turn a toy into an adult toy: Location, location, location.”
“Take with you the joy of Easter to the home, and make that home bright with more unselfish love, more hearty service; take it into your work, and do all in the name of the Lord Jesus; take it to your heart, and let that heart rise anew on Easter wings to a higher, a gladder, a fuller life; take it to the dear grave-side and say there the two words Jesus lives! and find in them the secret of calm expectation, the hope of eternal reunion.”
“I look at radio as gone â€¦ Piracy is the new radio, thatâ€™s how music gets around.”
“I don't like magic - but I have been known to make guys disappear.”

Source : "Is this it?". The Guardian Interview, www.theguardian.com. February 13, 2009.
“For all its terrible faults, in one sense America is still the last, best hope of mankind, because it spells out so vividly the kind of happiness that most people actually want, regardless of what they are told they ought to want.”
“Yoga is not about having the perfect positions, it's not about who's the best and who's the most flexible. A lot of people are saying to me 'I can't do yoga because I'm not flexible,' but that's exactly why you should do it. It's not about being flexible. It's not about who's the best. It's about doing your best on that particular day.”

Source : Source: www.bbc.co.uk

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