"My life is the direct product, if you will, of the legacy of the blood, sweat and tears of the NAACP and so today I'm particularly mindful that the NAACP has made America what it is, and certainly made my life possible and we are all grateful heirs of that legacy."

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Source : "NAACP Selects Lawyer Cornell William Brooks as New President". www.nbcnews.com. May 17, 2014.

Cornell William Brooks

#Grateful Quotes #Blood Quotes #Sweat Quotes

“A formal and orderly conception of the whole is rarely present, perhaps even rarely possible, except to a few men of exceptional genius.”
“After my parents got divorced, I had to go right into public school in the fourth grade. The Steiner school had never really taught me how to read, so it was a rude awakening. I was playing catch-up the whole time.”

Source : Source: www.interviewmagazine.com
“Did you play? It sounded very good.”
“Companies not interested in sustainable development issues will not survive long”
“Thereâ€™s a great expression in Twelve Step programs: Act as if. Act as if youâ€™re a writer. Sit down and begin. Act as if you might just create something beautiful, and by beautiful I mean something authentic and universal. Donâ€™t wait for anybody to tell you itâ€™s okay. Take that shimmer and show us our humanity. Thatâ€™s your job.”
“We can look at the way of improving the key biochemical processes like photosynthesis itself. A lot of energy is lost to keep the plant cool. So maybe we can think of building plants which are more resistant to heat. Genetically modified plants can be one answer and we can imagine more efficient plants, call them 'energy plants'. And I believe, contrary to what ecologists think, they can still be beautiful plants.”

Source : Source: www.lindau-nobel.org
“There's more bad music in jazz than any other form. Maybe that's because the audience doesn't really know what's happening.”
“I ask you to believe nothing that you cannot verify for yourself.”

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