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1 " The point of racism is to dehumanize those targeted by the racism. Violence as a reaction to injustice provides ammunition to racists. "
― , Black In America: Essays and Poems about Racism in America on The 50th Anniversary of The March on Selma.
2 " For what is faith, except a perspective on life seen through the belief that there is a purpose, there is hope, there are miracles, there is something better coming and there is a loving God. "
― , What Faith Has Taught Me: Spiritual Insights
3 " Prejudice is not a symptom of stupidity. Nor is it a symptom of evil. It is merely a symptom of ignorance. "
4 " From “Rock Star” in Every Lyric Tells A Story.What happens to a rock starWhen he gets too old to performWhen his public has faded Like the strength his voice once had?What happens to a rock starWhen he’s treated like yesterday’s newsAnd the only reviews that he gets are ones that are bad? "
― , Every Lyric Tells A Story
5 " From the Kindle Book Reflections in the Mirror of Life:“In a slum somewhere in IndiaAs a starving mother’s life slips awayHer scrawny, little childCloses her eyes and prayShe prays forLove for the world. "
― , Reflections in The Mirror of Life
6 " From the Kindle Book Reflections in the Mirror of Life: “The Sun Beat Down on the pavementIts scorching rays bleaching the concrete and metalAnd searing its monogram onto all who dared to venture forth onto the boulevard. "
7 " Even the poorest among us deserve the dignity of equality. "
― , The Best Quotes about Topics of General Interest: Best Quotes Series
8 " Humanity trying to comprehend the nature of God is like an ant trying to comprehend a forest the size of North America. "
― , Quotes about God
9 " people rarely see the effect they have on people whose lives they touch but The Lord does. "
10 " Since everyone is worthy of God’s love, no one is worthless.” From Quotes about God ISBN 978-1-036462-20-9 "
11 " Since all of life is endowed with a part of The Lord to take a life is to take part of The Lord. To save a life is to save a part of The Lord.” From Quotes about God ISBN 978-1-936462-20-9 "
12 " From “Modern Man” in Every Lyric Tells A StoryHis life is run by telephones and clocksHe changes his women, like he changes his socksHe plays to win and sometimes he plays roughKnows a lot about sex but not much about love "
13 " From “I Exist” in Every Lyric Tells A Story.His mother thought he was a loserHis father thought he was a bumPlenty of times he felt like runningBut he really had nowhere to runHe fought it with everything he hadWith his brains and with his fistsAnd whenever anyone told him he was nobodyHe’d tell himself “I exist "
14 " Once we resolve, with mutual respect, to to solve the problems we face, as human beings and as a planet, we can begin to actually solve them on a global scale. "
15 " The hum of passing traffic, the ring of the register, the buzz of conversation, the excitement contained in the mixture of the mundane and magnificent. The fantasy worlds colliding with bleak reality. The transactions of the business of living.” From The Boulevard in the Kindle book Reflections in the Mirror of Life by The Prophet of Life "
16 " Sometimes we look at life from our the perspective of our own problems and in so doing, ignore how fortunate we really are.” From A Matter of Perspective in the Kindle book Slices of Life by The Prophet of Life. "
― , Slices of Life: The Prophet of Life
17 " When we are children, we often have no real responsibilities. We don’t have to earn money to buy food or pay the rent. Because of this, when we are children, we can dream big because there are no obstacles to stop us. We imagine the life we want to have when we become adults. As we grow, the responsibilities pile up. We need to get good grades in school. We want to make enough money to buy something we desire. We get married and have to raise a family. The accompanying stresses also pile on. All of them grind us down little by little until we either have to alter our original dream of what our life would be like or defer the date we expect to achieve our goal. "
18 " Now the boy was dead and Sergeant Barris knew he had to call his house to inform his parents. He doubted anyone other than relatives would grieve over a gang banger fresh out of camp but police protocol determined that he call and inform the next of kin, so that’s what he did. Sergeant Barris hated the “touchy feely” activities utilized by the department when a homicide occurred but as Sergeant, he was required to perform them.” From More than A Gangster "
― , 9: 9 Stories of Fiction
19 " It was slightly after midnight. Hundreds of people were at a movie theater watching the midnight showing of the opening day of the new Batman movie. Suddenly a man appeared from a side entrance. He was dressed in battle gear and appeared to have a gun. A few patrons were concerned. Many others thought he was part of a promotion for the film. Most of the crowd didn’t notice him.” ---The Prophet of Life From: Midnight Movie Massacre "
― , True Stories of Crime and Punishement: The Crime, Investigation & Outcome
20 " It was slightly after midnight. Hundreds of people were at a movie theater watching the midnight showing of the opening day of the new Batman movie. Suddenly a man appeared from a side entrance. He was dressed in battle gear and appeared to have a gun. A few patrons were concerned. Many others thought he was part of a promotion for the film. Most of the crowd didn’t notice him.” From Midnight Movie Massacre "