Miriam Makeba (Mama Africa) Quotes
If given a choice, I would have certainly selected to be what I am: one of the oppressed instead of one of the oppressors.
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We are Jesus Christ's; we belong to him. But even more, we are increasingly him. He moves in and commandeers our hands and feet, requisitions our minds and tongues. We sense his rearranging: debris into the divine, pig's ear into silk purse. He repurposes bad decisions and squalid choices. Little by little, a new image emerges.
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Play every gig Every song Every note Like it's the last one One of them will be Never throw it away Or take it for granted Put some bourbon in your coffee Pour some gravy on the mashed potatoes A little catsup on that T-Bone, please
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If given a choice, I would have certainly selected to be what I am: one of the oppressed instead of one of the oppressors.
