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Some people are your relatives but others are your ancestors, and

Some people are your relatives but others are your ancestors, and you choose the ones you want to have as ancestors. You create yourself out of those values. – Ralph Ellison

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The understanding of art depends finally upon ones willingness to extend ones humanity and ones knowledge of human life. – Ralph Ellison

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Knowledge
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Ralph Ellison
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By and large, the critics and readers gave me an affirmed sense of my identity as a writer. You might know this within yourself, but to have it affirmed by others is of utmost importance. Writing is, after all, a form of communication. – Ralph Ellison

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communication
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Before machines the only form of entertainment people really had was relationships. – Doug Coupland

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My relationship with Music Row has always been, from my end, optimistic and hopeful that there is more than one way to approach the writing, recording, and marketing of an album. – Deana Carter

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Theres the theory that nudity doesnt really make something sexy the characters and their relationship make it sexy. – Tim Robbins

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This was a mutual relationship, mutual on all levels, right from the way it started and all the way through. I dont accept that he had to completely desecrate my character. – Monica Lewinsky

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Bid, then, the tender light of faith to shine By which alone the mortal heart is led Unto the thinking of the thought divine. – George Santayana

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If I can inspire someone to go in a positive way and pursue a dream, it can only be good. – Parminder Nagra

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Nor shall derision prove powerful against those who listen to humanity or those who follow in the footsteps of divinity, for they shall live forever. Forever. – Khalil Gibran

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It breaks my heart to see these young, really talented bands getting chewed up into the system. I remember a time if youd signed to a major label it was such a sell out! But now… unless youve signed to a big label, youre a failure now. – Mike Peters

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