Treasury of Black Quotations (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9780595326211)

The sample passages below are taken from among the 783 quotations contained within this remarkable book. All subjects are categorized alphabetically and indexed by author. Treasury of Black Qotations is a must for your home library!!! DESERTION

It sometimes seems we are deserted by earth and heaven.

--Frederick Douglass * * *

Desire

I've lived to bury my desires.
And see my dreams corrode with rust:
Now all that's left is fruitless fires
That burn my empty heart to dust.

--Alexander Pushkin * * *
DESTINY

Abused and scorned though we may be, our destiny is tied up with the destiny of America.

--Martin Luther King, Jr. ------

And my father and mother strengthened me in this my first impression, saying in my presence, I was intended for some great purpose.

--Nat Turner * * *
DEVELOPMENT

The development of human society--from tribalism to feudalism, to capitalism, to socialism--is brought about by the needs and aspirations of mankind for a better life.

--Paul Robeson

Author: Donnie E. Wilson
ISBN-10: 0595326218
ISBN-13: 9780595326211
Publisher: iUniverse
Language: English
Published: 08/04/2004
Pages: 204
Format: Paperback
Weight: 0.68lbs
Size: 9.04h x 6.44w x 0.52d

Review Citation(s):
American Reference Bks Annual 01/01/2006 pg. 152