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Quote by Alice Walker
The trouble with our people is as soon as they got out of slavery

The trouble with our people is as soon as they got out of slavery they didnt want to give the white man nothing else. But the fact is, you got to give em something. Either your money, your land, your woman or your ass. – Alice Walker

Other quotes by Alice Walker

As long as the Earth can make a spring every year, I can. As long as the Earth can flower and produce nurturing fruit, I can, because Im the Earth. I wont give up until the Earth gives up. – Alice Walker

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Earth
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Alice Walker
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In my work and in myself I reflect black people, women and men, as I reflect others. One day even the most self-protective ones will look into the mirror I provide and not be afraid. – Alice Walker

Category:
Women
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Alice Walker
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Success isnt measured by money or power or social rank. Success is measured by your discipline and inner peace. – Mike Ditka

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Bankruptcy is a legal proceeding in which you put your money in your pants pocket and give your coat to your creditors. – Joey Adams

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I dont feel comfortable defending my clothes. But if youve got the money to afford them, then buy something from me. Just dont buy too much. – Vivienne Westwood

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No complaint… is more common than that of a scarcity of money. – Adam Smith

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A boy is invincible. Then he drinks and drives and he finds out that his friend isnt. – Anon.

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The human condition is such that pain and effort are not just symptoms which can be removed without changing life itself; they are the modes in which life itself, together with the necessity to which it is bound, makes itself felt. For mortals, the easy life of the gods would be a lifeless life. – Hannah Arendt

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A friend is one who walks in when others walk out. – Walter Winchell

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