Ralph Ellison Quotes

America is woven of many strands. I would recognise them and let it so remain. Our fate is to become one, and yet many. This is not prophecy, but description.

Ralph Ellison

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

  • Author Profession: author
  • Nationality: american
  • Birth: March 1, 1914 - April 16, 1994

Topics

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I like to dim the lights and talk about the ghosts I've known and invite other people to tell me their stories.

Jenna Wortham

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No retreat. No retreat. They must conquer or die who've no retreat.

John Gay

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Without continuity, men would become like flies in summer.

Melville Fuller

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It doesn't matter if you're black, white, gay, straight, come from different countries, different language... every single person is significant and is meaningful.

Michael Franti

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The reason why I called it 'I Told You' is because I wanted to show people that I have been doubted, and I have been in the face of adversity. Coming out of that situation, this is my 'I told you' moment.

Tory Lanez

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Most of us are cut from the same cloth. We all can be a hero if we choose. And it just isn't that hard.

Robin S. Sharma

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My parents knew a wider range of people than most, and so we had actors, journalists, politicians, planters, sportsmen and women and business folk all coming in and out of the places we lived in. Although my parents were not wealthy, they lived a legendary and amazingly cosmopolitan life.

Romesh Gunesekera

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The great thing about making picture books is that you can make absolutely anything you want happen. It's a bit like making a film, but you don't need lots of money for actors and costumes - you just need pens, paper, and your imagination.

Mini Grey

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It is not repentance per se that saves man. It is the blood of Jesus Christ that saves us.

Dieter F. Uchtdorf

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Riches and the things that are necessary in life are not evil in themselves. And all of us face cares and troubles in this life. The sin comes in the time and energy we spend in pursuing these things, at the expense of neglecting Christ.

David Wilkerson

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Look how far the human race has come in terms of air and space travel in the last hundred years. So in the next couple of thousand years, you've got to believe that we're going to be able to do all kinds of amazing things.

Chris Squire

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Making films has been kind of my way of getting closer to God.

Corbin Bernsen

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