"Listen how they say your name. If they can't say that right, there's no way they're going to know how to treat you proper, neither."

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Source : "7 Ways To Stand Up To Racism", www.oprah.com. May 2017.

Rita Dove

#Names Quotes #Way Quotes #Treats Quotes

“At the moment you are no longer an observing, reflecting being; you have ceased to be aware of yourself; you exist only in that quiet, steady thrill that is so unlike any excitement that you have ever known.”

Source : May Sinclair (1915). “A Journal of Impressions in Belgium”
“Architects are by nature and pursuit, leaders and teachers.”
“I took the game seriously. It was my profession. My teammates also took losing hard. We would all sit in the locker room after losing a big game and talk about how we could have done something differently to change the outcome”
“Dogs have a lot to communicate to a person willing to listen.”
“Church membership is a gift. A gift must be treasured. It should not be taken for granted or considered lightly. Because it is a gift, we must always be thankful for it. And when we are thankful for something, we have less time and energy to be negative...Healthy church membership means you find your joy in being last, instead of seeking your way and being first.”
“All we have is the story we tell. Everything we do, every decision we make, our strength, weakness, motivation, history, and character-what we believe-none of it is real; it's all part of the story we tell. But here's the thing: it's our ***** story!”

Source : Jess Walter (2013). “Beautiful Ruins”, p.237, Penguin UK
“You can't bank on the outcome.”
“Like everyone else I am what I am: an individual, unique and different, with a lineal history of ancestral promptings and urgings; a history of dreams, desires, and of special experiences, all of which I am the sum total.”

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