"We are runaway slaves from our own past, and only by turning to face the hounds can we find our freedom beyond them."

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Source : Timothy B. Tyson (2004). “Blood Done Sign My Name: A True Story”, Crown Pub

Timothy B. Tyson

#Past Quotes #Faces Quotes #Slave Quotes

“Because she was seventeen, and still alive, against thousands of years' worth of odds.Because she knew enough to fear what the future would bring.”
“Morality has nothing to do with sports. Bad people can be good at sports and good people can be bad at sports.”
“A business is simply an idea to make other people's lives better.”
“There is a paranoid streak in American life. Radio talk show hosts tend to foment that paranoid streak in American life.”
“Liberals say we should end employment discrimination. I say we should end employment.”

Source : Bob Black (1986). “The Abolition of Work and Other Essays”, Loompanics Unltd
“I'm not an artist. I'm a fashion designer of clothes.”
“I am not arguing with you - I am telling you.”

Source : James M. Whistler (2012). “The Gentle Art of Making Enemies”, p.57, Courier Corporation
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