Martin Robison Delany Quotes & Sayings

This was especially true of the Irish in Ireland in relation to the British, who for centuries treated them as an inferior race. Note, however, that their skin color was indistinguishable from that of those considered to be "white". If anything, the skin of most people of Irish descent is "fairer" than that of others of European heritage. But their actual complexion didn't matter, because the dominant racial group has the cultural authority to define the boundaries around "white" as it chooses. — Allan G. Johnson

Believe me, I have no please in the world superior to that of contributing to yours. No, I can safely say, I have no pleasure so complete, so unalloyed. It is without a drawback. — Jane Austen

There was a beautiful feeling of calm in my groin, a sense of peace so remarkable it was almost ecstasy - anyone who' suffered bad pain and then recovered will know what I'm talking about. — Stephen King

And it was only when we invented the spear and began roaming the planet that technologies got complex and central to human survival. — Kirkpatrick Sale

The essential thing in life is not so much conquering as fighting well. — Pierre De Coubertin

Republicans prefer straight talk to politically correct talk! — Mitt Romney

The world will call you a failure. Listen well, then realize, they are wrong. After that, get up and fail better. — Jennifer Megan Varnadore

I gave up my childhood for a career. — Brenda Lee

Quantum fiction is any story that witnesses life and the human experience on a subatomic level. — Vanna Bonta

In attitude, faith is "restful", but in action, it is "powerful". Praying in tongues has both a restful and powerful effect upon our lives because it is an active expression of our faith. — Robert C. Frost

Man is so constituted that he then only excels other things when he knows himself. — Boethius