| 1652. The time for cynicism is over--and it is you who will help to shape the
end of cynicism. It is you--if you will summon the courage--who will forge
new initiatives in finance, technology, medicine, and management that will
put all Americans back to work and at the same time give America a better shot
at feeding the hungry, sheltering the homeless, healing the sick, and caring for
the children. Myrlie Evers-Williams NAACP official | |
| 1653. One God! One Aim! One Destiny! Marcus Garvey, 1887-1940 Nationalist leader | |
| 1654. Man cannot live without some knowledge of the purpose of life. If he
can find no purpose in life, he creates one in the inevitability of death. Chester Himes, 1909-1984 Writer | |
| 1655. I believe we are here on the planet earth to live, grow up and do what
we can do to make this world a better place for all people to enjoy freedom. Rosa Parks, 1913- Civil rights activist |
RACE
| 1656. I know one race, the human race. Osceola Adams, 1890-1933 Actor | |
| 1657. None of us is responsible for the complexion of his skin. This fact of
nature offers no clue to the character or quality of the person underneath. Marian Anderson, 1897-1993 Singer |
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Publication information:
Book title: African American Quotations.
Contributors: Richard Newman - Author.
Publisher: Oryx Press.
Place of publication: Phoenix.
Publication year: 1998.
Page number: 263.
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