Martin Luther King, Jr. Quotes
Slaves do not always welcome their deliverers. They become accustomed to being slaves. They would rather gear those ills they have.
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I don't think anyone has qualms in saying victory to the people of India. But when a political party appropriates such a slogan and says this is the definition of patriotism, those who say it are patriotic and those who don't are not patriotic, then I reject that definition.
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I've never felt fallow in the sense that there's been no work.
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I don't think many people get to play big emotions in life.
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I've not actually been on too many dates.
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If I had the choice of knowing the truth or searching for the truth, I'd take the search.
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There has been a lot of self-doubt and unwelcome events in my life.
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But when I first fell in love with the piano, I knew it was me. I was dying to play.
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The key to community is the acceptance, in fact the celebration of our individual and cultural differences. It is also the key to world peace
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The reason I so rarely break promises to other people? It breaks trust. Without trust, there's no relationship.
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The crisis and recession have led to very low interest rates, it is true, but these events have also destroyed jobs, hamstrung economic growth and led to sharp declines in the values of many homes and businesses.
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A tiny little wooden man [was] slowly ascending the steps to a real set of gallows, both perched on a box that read: Reusable Hangman — Spell It Or He’ll Swing!
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My comedy is different every time I do it. I don't know what the hell I'm doing.
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Once when I was lost I asked a policeman to help me find my parents. I said to him, 'Do you think we'll ever find them?' He answered, 'I don't know, kid. There are so many places they can hide.
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As a writer, my homeland is the desk where I work.
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Your voice takes you to your heart.
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I didn't want any degrees if all the ill-read literates and radio announcers and pedagogical dummies I knew had them by the peck.
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See, it's no in between: you're either free or you're a slave.
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I've had my heart broken and then gone out and done dumb things.
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To be born a Southern woman is to be made aware of your distinctiveness. And with it, the rules. The expectations. These vary some, but all follow the same basic template, which is, fundamentally, no matter what the circumstance, Southern women make the effort. Which is why even the girls in the trailer parks paint their nails. And why overstressed working moms still bake three dozen homemade cookies for the school fund-raiser. And why you will never see Reese Witherspoon wearing sweatpants. Or Oprah take a nap.
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Slaves do not always welcome their deliverers. They become accustomed to being slaves. They would rather gear those ills they have.
