Lucille Clifton Quotes
We need new words for what this is, this hunger entering our loneliness like birds, stunning our eyes into rays of hope. we need the flutter that can save us, something that will swirl across the face of what we have become and bring us grace.

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All those things you hear about networks trying to stifle creativity - CW lets creators create and gives us freedom.
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I give all the glory to God. It's kind of a win-win situation. The glory goes up to Him and the blessings fall down on me.
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Victorious living does not mean freedom from temptation, nor does it mean freedom from mistakes.
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The differences between revolution in art and revolution in politics are enormous. Revolution in art lies not in the will to destroy but in the revelation of what has already been destroyed. Art kills only the dead.
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Our planet's lands and oceans are already stretched to meet the demands of 7 billion people. The human population continues to grow. The search for sustainable solutions is an economic and a moral imperative if we are to create the future we want.
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The blessing of being able to write music and let music speak for itself is you let the melodies and let the lyrics and the groove talk to people instead of me talking to people.
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I have won the most national titles as a German, so what should I do after that? Lay back and take it easy? That's not how I am.
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Like many kids, I was thrown into recreational soccer in my town, and from there, I grew to love it. Everywhere I went, I carried a soccer ball with me.
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I remember being shocked when I discovered some of my school pals didn't have books in their homes. I thought it was like not having oxygen, or hot water.
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I love taking chances.
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There will always be that dreadful monster prejudice to do extra battle against because of their color.
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I have not watched Glenn Beck. I don't watch him.
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Washington presided at the Constitutional Convention of 1787 and is often credited with its success. But he had no known part in drafting its provisions.
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I don't like writing with real people in mind.
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I don't think that technology is going to allow for greater subjugation of people. I think it's gonna give them more freedom.
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I think about my parents all the time, especially on Sunday when I'm at Mass. My mother always said, 'We do not pray to win elections. We pray for people's health, we pray that God's will be done, we pray that we do our best. But we do not pray to win elections.'
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If you think you're free, there's no escape possible.
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Never give up on what you really want to do. The person with big dreams is more powerful than the one with all the facts.
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Nobody can give you salvation if you don't practice. So seek earnestly and find it sooner than you think.
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Music has been more, you know, the only thing I've ever known.
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This is a generous country that realizes people want to work hard.
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The camera has an uncanny ability to capture the world as it is, to seize events as they happen, and also to conjure visions of the future. But by the time the image reaches the eyes of the viewer, it belongs to the past, taking on the status of something retrieved.
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To command, you must first of all speak to the eyes.
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We need new words for what this is, this hunger entering our loneliness like birds, stunning our eyes into rays of hope. we need the flutter that can save us, something that will swirl across the face of what we have become and bring us grace.