#w

My first concern was to take care of my drawing. I did not have any knowledge in arts, especially Haitian arts, apart from the paintings I saw in my father's office. ↗

— Ralph Allen

#apart #arts #care #concern #did

If we had loads of money as a family, things would be different and they'd come to visit more and I'd get to spend more time here. But I'm laying down roots in America so when I'm there, just being at home, it's harder to break away from that. ↗

— Rick Allen

#away #be different #being #break #come

The magic of creation has always fascinated me. ↗

— Ralph Allen

#creation #fascinated #magic #me

The only thing that white people have that black people need, or should want, is power-and no one holds power forever. ↗

— James A. Baldwin

#forever #holds #need #only #people

If it is widely assumed that the new President cannot move forward simply because of a narrow victory, there can easily develop a sense of unease and uncertainty, adversely affecting every sector of American society, our economy and the perception of other nations. ↗

— Richard V. Allen

#affecting #american #american society #assumed #because

I wish they'd shut the gates, and let us play ball with no press and no fans. ↗

— Richie Allen

#fans #gates #i #i wish #let us

The confession of evil works is the first beginning of good works. ↗

— Saint Augustine

#confession #evil #first #good #good works

So what if you're plain? Anyone can like a beautiful woman or a handsome man. That's easy. But power is the ability to inspire attraction without the obvious. ↗

— Donna Lynn Hope

#beauty #power #beauty

Whatever the scientists may say, if we take the supernatural out of life, we leave only the unnatural. ↗

— Amelia Barr

#life #may #only #out #say

Unlike the Reagan and Bush Administrations, with but one exception, the Clinton administration failed to reach out to Republicans in creating a new team, and eventually paid a political price. ↗

— Richard V. Allen

#bush #clinton #clinton administration #creating #eventually