Quote by Ralph Ellison
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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There must be possible a fiction which, leaving sociology and case histories to the scientists, can arrive at the truth about the human condition, here and now, with all the bright magic of the fairy tale. – Ralph Ellison

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Fairy Tales
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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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In the relationship between man and religion, the state is firmly committed to a position of neutrality. – Tom C. Clark

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My brother and I have too good a relationship to spoil it by working together. – Trevor Phillips

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Novel technologies and ideas that impinge on human biology and their perceived impact on human values have renewed strains in the relationship between science and society. – Paul Berg

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relationship

Ive never been very successful in a monogamous relationship, but Im looking forward to the day when I can assume that responsibility. – Don Johnson

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Ive learned through experience that life is never that bad. The secret is just paying attention to how you feel and not letting anyone else dictate what in your heart you know is right. – Dana Plato

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No, its interesting to remake a film for the contemporary audience today. I think its a good idea it needs to respect the original idea. Dont just take the title and change everything else. – Dario Argento

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