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American straightforwardness is almost as disarming as Americans invariably think it is.

Lorraine Hansberry

Ball points belong to their age. They make everyone write alike.
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Age Balls Writing
Though it be a thrilling and marvellous thing to be merely young and gifted in such times, it is doubly so – doubly dynamic – to be young, gifted and black.
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Black Gifted Young
[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
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
This is one of the glories of man, the inventiveness of the human mind and the human spirit: whenever life doesn’t seem to give an answer, we create one.
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Giving Men Mind
I think that the glorious thing about the human race is that it does change the world — constantly. The world or ‘life’ may seem to more often overwhelm the human being’s capacity for struggling against being overwhelmed which is remarkable and exhilarating.
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Race Struggle Thinking
Our Southside is a place apart: each piece of our living is a protest.
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Pieces Protest
I look at you and I see the final triumph of stupidity in the world!
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Finals Stupidity Triumph
The grim possibility is that she who ‘hides her brains’ will, more than likely, end up with a mate who is only equal to a woman with ‘hidden brains’ or none at all.
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Brain Intelligence Women
I think that the human race does command its own destiny and that that destiny can eventually embrace the stars.
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Destiny Stars Thinking
Children see things very well sometimes and idealists even better.
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Acceptance Children Inspirational
One for whom bread- food- is not enough.
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Bread Enough Food One
Obviously the most oppressed of any oppressed group will be its women
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Groups Oppressed
American straightforwardness is almost as disarming as Americans invariably think it is.
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Disarm Thinking
Never be afraid to sit a while and think.
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Dream Inspirational Love
Mama – Mama – I want so many things… I want so many things that they are driving me kind of crazy.
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Crazy Mama Want

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