Shirlette Burks Quotes & Sayings

I grew up in the southern United States in a city which at that time during the late '40's and early '50's was the most segregated city in the country, and in a sense learning how to oppose the status quo was a question of survival. — Angela Davis

People who score zero are not only those who do not participate in the game, but also those who play very well but have no goal in focus! — Israelmore Ayivor

If we are to fulfill the promise of this great Nation that everybody in our society has equal access to the law, obviously having the resources to have access to the law is extremely important. — Alan Mollohan

A lot of crops depend on labor, but they're done by farmers that don't communicate with one another. They're never in the same room together. — Howard Graham Buffett

Your people are spoiled," Loki said. "You can't convince them to do anything."
"We're spoiled?" Finn scoffed. "That would mean something if it weren't coming from a brat Prince."
"I don't know why you find my comment so offensive." Loki sat up straighter. "I've seen the way these people treat Wendy, and she's their Princess. They're insolent."
"They don't know her," Finn said. "It takes time, and it doesn't help that she spends so much of it with Vittra prisoners."
"I'm not a prisoner." Loki looked disgusted. "I'm here on my own."
"I do not understand that." Finn shook his head in disbelief.
"Finn, he asked for amnesty, and I granted it," I said.
"But your motivations completely baffle me," Finn said. "We're fighting the Vittra, and you let him stay without consequence."
"It really pisses you off that much that she wants me around?" Loki asked, and Finn glared at him. — Amanda Hocking

Optimism is the foundation of courage. — Nicholas M. Butler

Israelites, Christians and Muslims profess immortality, but the veneration they render this world proves they believe only in it, since they destine all other worlds, in infinite number, to be its reward or punishment. — Jorge Luis Borges

I don't know what my future will bring me and it's terrifying. To stand before this vast expanse and know that the future could take away what matters most simply because that is the nature of indifferent chaos in the hands of wanton boys. — Thomm Quackenbush

As a performer, I want to hit the last row of the arena. I want to make big moves. I'm a spaz, naturally. — Mark McGrath

The worst, the least curable hatred is that which has superseded deep love. — Euripides

In the end, only the truth will survive. — Pierre Teilhard De Chardin

At the rate we're going, the 21st century looks pretty clear. It's going to be pretty violent. — Edward James Olmos

The real reason for quest is always self-knowledge. — Thomas C. Foster

My favorite was going as a boxer when I was 9 years old and wearing my dad's boxing gear. — John Molina Jr.