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Henry Louis Gates quote: "You have to have a canon so the next generation can come along..."

You have to have a canon so the next generation can come along and explode it.

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-- . :: A Girl The tree has entered my hands, The sap has ascended my arms, The tree has grown in my breast-- Downward, The branches grow out of me, like arms. Tree you are, Moss you are, You are violets with wind above them. A child -- so high -- you are, And all this is folly to the world Ezra Pound
William Trevor quote: "The capacity you're thinking of is imagination; without it..."
The capacity you're thinking of is imagination; without it there can be no understanding, indeed no fiction. William Trevor
Do you love the cross because it makes much of you? Or do you love it because it enables you to enjoy and eternity of making much of God? John Piper
Develop a little self-righteousness. A lot of that is an ugly thing, God knows, but a little applied over all your scruples is an absolute necessity! It is to the soul what a good sun-block is to the skin during the heat of summer. Stephen King
Emmett thought about that for a moment. 'You really... love her?' 'I can't even describe it, Emmett. All of a sudden, this girl's the whole world to me. I don't see the point of the rest of the world without her anymore Stephenie Meyer
I think the more mediocre you are the better you do because people need to think you're their friend, they don't want to be threatened by you, you've got to be warm, you've got to be not too smart, not too pretty, not too anything. Kelly Brook
I believe the National Park Service has demonstrated strong partnerships geared towards respecting the private property of citizens in its administering of the current Trail of Tears National Historic Trail and will continue to do so upon the addition of the routes. Zach Wamp
Our government has failed us. From the billion-dollar bailouts to the 'stimulus' package that failed to stimulate to the government takeover of health care, you cried 'Stop!'... but the Democratic Majority in Washington has refused to listen. Kevin McCarthy
You don't want to write your own opinion, you don't want to just represent yourself, but represent yourself through someone else. Michael Ondaatje
Sydney Smith quote: "Among the smaller duties of life I hardly know any one more..."
Among the smaller duties of life I hardly know any one more important than that of not praising where praise is not due. Sydney Smith
I was told I would never make it because I'm too short. Well, I'm still too short. It doesn't matter what your height is, it's what's in your heart. Kirby Puckett
George Orwell quote: "Hitherto, the rights and wrongs had seemed so beautifully simple."
Hitherto, the rights and wrongs had seemed so beautifully simple. George Orwell
On the field, blacks have been able to be super giants. But, once our playing days are over, this is the end of it and we go back to the back of the bus again. Hank Aaron
You know, my dad served in the President's Cabinet after his time as a governor. He told me he enjoyed being governor a lot more. Now, I understand why. If I do my job well, I can make a difference in people's lives and I can help our children realize their dreams. Mitt Romney
If they are really persuaded that the army is annually established by me, that I have the sole disposal of posts and honours, that I employ this power in the destruction of liberty and the diminution of commerce, let me awaken them from their delusion. Robert Walpole