Edmonia Lewis Quotes

I was practically driven to Rome in order to obtain the opportunities for art culture and to find a social atmosphere where I was not constantly reminded of my color. The land of liberty had no room for a colored sculptor.

Edmonia Lewis

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

  • Author Profession: sculptor
  • Nationality: american
  • Birth: July 4, 1844 - September 17, 1907

Topics

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Change is always happening. That's one of the wonderful things about jazz music.

Maynard Ferguson

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Teachers are our greatest public servants; they spend their lives educating our young people and shaping our Nation for tomorrow.

Solomon Ortiz

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I have often thought that if a well-grounded affection be not really a part of virtue, it is something extremely akin to it.

Robert Burns

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There's never been an entertainer that can take two warring parties and have both presidents stand on the stage and hold hands.

Rotimi

StandHandsNeverTwoStageHold

Don't tell your problems to people: eighty percent don't care; and the other twenty percent are glad you have them.

Lou Holtz

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If I really want to be heard, I have that command, but a lot of heavy women don't. When I see someone heavy working on television, I say, 'Oh, God, go girl. You do it.' You know, it shouldn't stop your life.

Liz Torres

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It's sad that people listen to music and decide how the singer should look.

Joss Stone

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You can hesitate before deciding, but not once the decision is made.

Jose Bergamin

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I spent a lot of years trying to outrun or outsmart vulnerability by making things certain and definite, black and white, good and bad. My inability to lean into the discomfort of vulnerability limited the fullness of those important experiences that are wrought with uncertainty: Love, belonging, trust, joy, and creativity to name a few.

Brene Brown

LoveGoodBlack And WhiteTrustJoy

The radiation was worse by far. I had bandages all over my head. I looked like a mummy. On the side of my head and neck and down to my collarbone, I had second-degree burns. My skin blistered and peeled before it grew back. That was the worst part of it.

Bob McNair

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Money is not it for me. I love to travel and take care of my kids and be around my children.

Bobby Lashley

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The longest show I've ever done was four and a half years, so I can only imagine what ending an eight year show is like.

Scott Bakula

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