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Only when the voice of duty is silent, or when it has already spoken, may we allowably think of the consequences of a particular action. ”
Everything I did, all my actions, all of the problems I had I dedicate to God and to Chile, because I kept Chile from becoming Communist. ”
The dead govern the living. ”
Most of black America is in housing projects, without jobs, living on welfare. And this is not the case in 'The Cosby Show,' because all the values in that household are strictly what I would call white American values. ”
I believe in pink. I believe that laughing is the best calorie burner. I believe in kissing, kissing a lot. I believe in being strong when everything seems to be going wrong. I believe that happy girls are the prettiest girls. I believe that tomorrow is another day and I believe in miracles. ”
Living is like tearing through a museum. Not until later do you really start absorbing what you saw, thinking about it, looking it up in a book, and remembering - because you can't take it in all at once. ”
Art is not living. It is the use of living. ”
Poetry is not only dream and vision; it is the skeleton architecture of our lives. It lays the foundations for a future of change, a bridge across our fears of what has never been before. ”
In our work and in our living, we must recognize that difference is a reason for celebration and growth, rather than a reason for destruction. ”
What I'm after is not living to 1,000. I'm after letting people avoid death for as long as they want to. ”