“But there were years when, in search of what I thought was better, nobler things I denied these, my people, and my family. I forgot the songs they sung - and most of those songs are now dead; I erased their dialect from my tongue; I was ashamed of them and their ways of life. But now - yes, I love them; they are a part of my blood; they, with all their virtues and their faults, played a great part in forming my way of looking at life.” PeopleWayYearsSongFamilyVirtueBloodMy FamilyFaultsTongueMy WayAshamedDeniedFamily LifeDialect Author:Agnes Smedley
“Why would anybody connect to someone who has everything going for them? It's the person who has faults that people want to connect to. So people identify with certain insecurities on stage and just by me talking about my diabetes people come up to me after the show and tell me "Gabe, my blood sugar is out of control and I feel you". That's the first thing they say, they say "I feel you!".” PeopleWantFeelsFirstsPersonsShowsCertainTalkingBloodStageFaultsCome UpInsecuritySugarDiabetesBlood Sugar Author:Gabriel Iglesias