"There had always been black people in and out of our house, and from the outset I had been taught that for them life was defined by struggle and filled with injustice."

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Source : Carl Bernstein (1989). “Loyalties: A Son's Memoir”, Simon & Schuster

Carl Bernstein

#Struggle Quotes #People Quotes #House Quotes

“I dream of a true husband—a good man, not a brute, nor a champion of men on the battlefield; I dream but of a gentle man, one who neither speaks too loud nor ignores evil.”

Source : "The Dragon and the Unicorn: The Perilous Order of Camelot". Volume One,
“It never really occurred to me to believe in God.”
“Body and soul, Black America reveals the extreme questions of contemporary life, questions of freedom and identity: How can I be who I am?”

Source : 1969 'Black Studies: Bringing Back the Person', in the Evergreen Review, Oct.
“Whoever called snooker "chess with balls" was rude, but right.”
“I say I'm not shy, but... Acting is a very vulnerable experience, and you've got to be really confident to put yourself out there to be judged.”
“A man's ethical behaviour should be based effectually on sympathy, education, and social ties and needs; no religious basis is necessary. Man would indeed be in a poor way if he had to be restrained by fear of punishment and hope of reward after death.”
“I have to make a living, and I have been in a few films I wish I hadn't been in, but I don't know where things will lead me next, and that's exciting.”
“Science and vision are not opposites or even at odds. They need each other. I sometimes hear other startup folks say something along the lines of: 'If entrepreneurship was a science, then anyone could do it.' I'd like to point out that even science is a science, and still very few people can do it, let alone do it well.”

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