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Ah, I like the look of packing crates! A household in preparation for a journey! … Something full of the flow of life, do you understand? Movement, progress…

Lorraine Hansberry

A woman who is willing to be herself and pursue her own potential runs not so much the risk of loneliness, as the challenge of exposure to more interesting men – and people in general.
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Being Alone Loneliness Running
Once upon a time freedom used to be life-now it’s money. I guess the world really do change.
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Once Upon A Time Used World
It’s dangerous, son.’ ‘What’s dangerous?’ ‘When a man goes outside his house to look for peace.
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House Men Son
Seems like God don’t see fit to give the black man nothing but dreams – but He did give us children to make them dreams seem worthwhile.
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Children Dream Men
That’s what being eccentric means–being natural.
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Eccentric Mean Natural
I happen to believe that most people – and this is where I differ from many of my contemporaries, or at least as they express themselves – I think that virtually every human being is dramatically interesting. Not only is he dramatically interesting, he is a creature of stature whoever he is.
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Believe People Thinking
Never be afraid to sit a while and think.
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Dream Inspirational Love
Obviously the most oppressed of any oppressed group will be its women
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Groups Oppressed
I wish to live because life has within it that which is good, that which is beautiful, and that which is love.
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Beautiful Wish
Sometimes, I can see the future stretched out in front of me – just as plain as day. The future hanging over there at the edge of my days. Just waiting for me.
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Future Sometimes Waiting
Big Walter used to say, he’d get right wet in the eyes sometimes, lean his head back with the water standing in his eyes and say, ‘Seem like God didn’t see fit to give the black man nothing but dreams – but He did give us children to make them dreams seem worth while.’
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Children Dream Everyone Eye
Take away the violence and who will hear the man of peace?
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Life Men Violence
I look at you and I see the final triumph of stupidity in the world!
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Finals Stupidity Triumph
[T]here is only one large circle that we march in, around and around, each of us with our own little picture — in front of us — our own little mirage that we think is the future.
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Circles Mirages Thinking
Children see things very well sometimes and idealists even better.
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Acceptance Children Inspirational
There is always something left to love. And if you haven’t learned that, you ain’t learned nothing.
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Inspirational Love Raisins

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