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When Marcus Garvey died in 1940, the role of the British Empire was already being

challenged by India and the rising expectations of her African colonies. Marcus Garvey's avocation of African redemption and the restoration of the African state's sovereign political entity in world affairs was still a dream without fulfillment.
John Henrik Clarke

To put yourself in another's place requires real imagination, but by doing so each Girl Scout will be able to love among others happily.
Juliette Gordon Low

I know three people who have got better after a brain tumour. I haven't heard of anyone who's got better from Alzheimer's.
Terry Pratchett

When I think about a character, it does start with the shoes: What kind would she wear? How would she walk in them?
Jennifer Aniston

At the very beginning of my creative life I loved humanity. I wanted to do something good for mankind. Soon I understood that it isn't possible to save mankind.
Wislawa Szymborska

Humor is the truth; wit is an exaggeration of the truth.
Stan Laurel

If you're a writer, you're always working.
Alan Furst

I always resented books that tried to teach a lesson, where the characters are too good: They don't swear, they tell their mothers everything.
Cecily von Ziegesar

Majors are important but so is every other tournament I play.
Retief Goosen

My heart's in really great shape thanks to spinning classes.
Christine Lahti

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