#be

In my country of South Africa, we struggled for years against the evil system of apartheid that divided human beings, children of the same God, by racial classification and then denied many of them fundamental human rights. ↗

— Desmond Tutu

#against #apartheid #beings #children #classification

I didn't have anybody, really, no foundation in life, so I had to make my own way. Always, from the start. I had to go out in the world and become strong, to discover my mission in life. ↗

— Tina Turner

#anybody #become #discover #foundation #go

So when it came to role models, I looked at presidents' wives. Of course, you're talking about a farm girl who stood in the fields, dreaming, years ago, wishing she was that kind of person. But if I had been that kind of person, do you think I could sing with the emotions I do? You sing with those emotions because you've had pain in your heart. ↗

— Tina Turner

#ago #because #been #came #could

I never had that thing about being black. If the whole world was like that, maybe there would be more harmony and love. ↗

— Tina Turner

#being #black #had #harmony #i

People talk of me as being the inventor of the legal thriller. ↗

— Scott Turow

#inventor #legal #me #people #talk

I think people should be proud of the work they do, whatever it is. I have this other arty side that loves creating homes. I can be happy going to the hardware store. ↗

— Aida Turturro

#be happy #creating #going #happy #hardware

Reader, suppose you were an idiot. And suppose you were a member of Congress. But I repeat myself. ↗

— Mark Twain

#i #idiot #member #myself #reader

The more things are forbidden, the more popular they become. ↗

— Mark Twain

#forbidden #more #popular #things

Better a broken promise than none at all. ↗

— Mark Twain

#broken #none #promise #than

It is just like man's vanity and impertinence to call an animal dumb because it is dumb to his dull perceptions. ↗