Men can starve from a lack of self-realization as much as they can from a lack of bread.

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"We black folk, our history, and our present being are a mirror of all the manifold experiences of America. What we want, what we represent, what we endure is what America is. If we black folk perish, America will perish."

- Richard Wright

Awareness

"We Black folk, our history, and our present being are a mirror of all the manifold experiences of America. If we Black folk perish, America will perish."

- Richard Wright

Awareness

"We Black folk, our history and our present being are a mirror of all the manifold experiences of America. What we want, what we represent, what we endure is what America is. If we Black folk perish, America will perish."

- Richard Wright

Connection to Earth

"Chess is a fighting game which is purely intellectual and includes chance"

- Richard Wright

Ambition

"Men simply copied the realities of their hearts when they built prisons."

- Richard Wright

Philosophy

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"Beauty is not about physical perfection, but about authenticity and confidence."

- Beauty and the Beast

Self-awareness

"Beauty is found in the unique qualities that make us who we are."

- Beauty and the Beast

Self-awareness

"I always wanted to be somebody, but now I realize I should have been more specific."

- Lily Tomlin

Self-awareness

"Make sure your worst enemy doesn’t live between your own two ears."

- Laird Hamilton

Self-awareness

"True humility is not thinking less of yourself; it is thinking of yourself less."

Self-awareness