Welcome to another segment of Writers Quote Wednesday as hosted by Colleen of Silver Threading. Today, I take my inspiration from someone I rarely speak about. I rarely speak about him, not because he wasn’t important, but because I try to speak about people we may be less familiar with and this man, well, we are all familiar with his name.
She reads the bible but does not go to Church. She’s not a Christian.
She doesn’t eat pork but does not call on Allah. She’s not Muslim.
She speaks of black identity but shows love to all men.
She’s not Afrocentricity.
She says the Egyptians were black but she’s not Egyptology.
She says the Israelites were black but she’s not Jewish.
She advocates for positive change. She’s not political.
She’s not….she’s not…she’s not…..
People will always try and figure you out. Why do you say the things that you do? Why do you speak the way that you speak? This quote is a reminder that sometimes there is no agenda. Sometimes truth must be spoken not because it is political. Not because it is religious. Not because it is in popular demand but because it is right. I speak the truth simply because the truth is always right no matter who says it.
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The PBS Blog 
“Do not grow old, no matter how long you live. Never cease to stand like curious children before the great mystery into which we were born.” -Albert Einstein
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O.K. You knocked my socks off again! Dr. King was just so wise! This quote sure could speak to the world of today. I hate all these labels. Conservative, liberal, Christian, non-Christian… frankly I don’t care. I like to take people for who they are… but just as Dr. King says, sometimes you have to make a stand to do what your conscience tells you. I try to stand with compassion, and I know you do too. ❤
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Indeed. Compassion and Truth :).
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You are so correct. ❤ I just finished reading book 1 and book 3! I am writing reviews in the next few days. ❤
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Oh snaps! *EC dances in the mirror*
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❤ ❤ ❤
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A powerful quote and comment! very relevant to life in general and blogging in particular.
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Thanks Janice
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