"Jamestown changed the world in many ways, but perhaps it shaped our nation most profoundly the day Africans arrived. I can't think of a more relevant place to talk about the issues facing our community today than the place where African culture became American culture."

-- Tavis Smiley

#Thinking Quotes #Issues Quotes #Community Quotes

“In all things rest is sweet; there is sur feit even in honey, even in Aphrodite s lovely flowers.”
“I cannot imagine a cat in an Obedience ring, running around in the hot sun and doing things on command. For it would not make sense. Whereas a dog is tolerant of your not making sense and only wants to fix things so you are happy.”
“The most guileful amongst the reporters are those who appear friendly and smile and seem to be supportive. They are the ones who will seek to gut you on every occasion.”
“I think everyone's so scared of other people judging them.”

Source : "Courtney Barnett on songwriting, self-confidence, and her record label". Interview with Rose Riddell, www.coupdemainmagazine.com. February 29, 2016.
“Golf and women are a lot alike. You know you are not going to wind up with anything but grief, but you can't resist the impulse.”
“I couldn't love a woman who inspired me to be totally disinterested. If I fell in love with a woman for an artistic reason, or from the point of view of my work, I think it would rob her of something.”
“I rallied against Clinton when he was in office. I didn't vote for him in '96. I didn't vote for Gore in 2000.”
“I'm not the fastest reader or writer but occasionally I'll write things down just so I don't forget them.”

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