#or

I think life is far too short to concentrate on your past. I rather look into the future. ↗

— Lou Reed

#far #future #i #i think #into

But if you don't watch me, I will try and sneak in some humor. I see humor everywhere in life around me. ↗

— Marion Ross

#everywhere #humor #i #i see #life

Pray for intestinal fortitude, work hard, and keep the faith. Oh, and pray for good luck, you're gonna need it. ↗

— Jerry Reed

#fortitude #gonna #good #good luck #hard

In the relations of a weak Government and a rebellious people there comes a time when every act of the authorities exasperates the masses, and every refusal to act excites their contempt. ↗

— John Reed

#authorities #comes #contempt #every #excites

Any Southern nationalist movement, especially one that wraps itself in the Confederate flag, is going to be viewed with suspicion, given the historical record. ↗

— John Shelton Reed

#confederate #especially #flag #given #going

Dixie has just fallen to pieces. There are little patches of Dixie. But even in the heart of Dixie - in Alabama - Dixie is slipping. They've stopped using the word in commercial listings. ↗

— John Shelton Reed

#commercial #dixie #even #fallen #heart

Southerners smile more than other Americans. ↗

— John Shelton Reed

#other #smile #southerners #than

Theories pass. The frog remains. ↗

— Jean Rostand

#pass #remains #theories

Country music historically has been sort of middle-aged people's music. ↗

— John Shelton Reed

#country #country music #historically #middle-aged #music

I can see why many Southerners, black ones in particular, don't like the implication that Southernness and the Confederate heritage are one and the same, because they're not. On the other hand, there are people who want to extirpate that completely and want folks to spit on the graves of their ancestors. ↗

— John Shelton Reed

#because #black #completely #confederate #folks