"This was the face of slavery. To have nothing, and still have something more to lose."

-- Lalita Tademy

#Slavery Quotes #Faces Quotes #Stills Quotes

“We can do without any article of luxury we have never had; but when once obtained, it is not in human natur' to surrender it voluntarily.”
“If you want to go fast, go alone. If you want to go far, go together.”
“I want to say a little something that's long overdue, the disrespect to women has got to be through. To all the mothers and the sisters and the wives and friends, I wanna offer my love and respect till the end.”

Source : "Fictional character: MCA". "Beastie Boys: Video Anthology", www.imdb.com.
“Social advance depends as much upon the process through which it is secured as upon the result itself.”
“The best compliment I ever had is, one day I was in Nashville, some disc jockey said, Hey, that sounds like a Tom T. Hall song. Up until then there hadn't been any such thing.”
“No honest theologian therefore can deny that his acceptance of Jesus as Christ logically binds every Christian to a belief in reincarnation - in Elias case (who was later John the Baptist) at least.”
“There is a wise being living inside of you. It is your intuitive self. Focus your awareness into a deep place in your body, a place where your "gut feelings" reside. You can communicate with it by silently talking to it, making requests, or asking questions. Then relax, don't think too hard with your mind, and be open to receiving answers. They are usually very simple and relate to the present moment, not the past or the future, and they feel right.”

Source : Shakti Gawain (2010). “Reflections in the Light: Daily Thoughts and Affirmations”, p.12, New World Library
“Every man must be taken to be cognizant of the law, otherwise there is no saying to what extent the excuse of ignorance may not be Law carried. It would be urged in almost every case.”

Source : "Bilbie v. Lumley and Others 102 ER 448". English case (2 East, 469), June 28, 1802.

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