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I went to Concord, a young woman from the backwoods, firm in belief that Emerson was the first of living men. He was the modern Moses who had talked with God apart and could interpret Him to us. ↗

— Rebecca Harding Davis

#belief #concord #could #emerson #firm

Music, which should pulsate with life, needs new means of expression, and science alone can infuse it with youthful vigor. ↗

— Edgard Varese

#expression #infuse #life #means #music

TO preach a sermon or edit a newspaper were the two things in life which I always felt I could do with credit to myself and benefit to the world, if I only had the chance. ↗

— Rebecca Harding Davis

#benefit #chance #could #credit #edit

What have I got? No looks, no money, no education. Just talent. ↗

— Sammy Davis, Jr.

#got #i #just #looks #money

Being a star has made it possible for me to get insulted in places where the average Negro could never hope to go and get insulted. ↗

— Sammy Davis, Jr.

#being #could #get #go #hope

I have known from the beginning one thing you need to know. That is, the music business is a business. ↗

— Steve Brown

#business #i #know #known #music

I believed in Bobby Kennedy. Campaigning for him was an attempt to give back something to this country that has given me so much. ↗

— Sammy Davis, Jr.

#back #believed #bobby #bobby kennedy #campaigning

When even one American - who has done nothing wrong - is forced by fear to shut his mind and close his mouth - then all Americans are in peril. ↗

— Harry S. Truman

#american #close #done #even #fear

I had traveled 10 states and played over 50 cities by the time I was 4. ↗

— Sammy Davis, Jr.

#cities #had #i #over #played

I was so opposed to the war in Vietnam that I initially refused President Nixon's urgings for me to go there. ↗

— Sammy Davis, Jr.

#i #initially #me #nixon #opposed