“With the advance of knowledge, therefore, prayer and sacrifice assume the leading place in religious ritual; and magic; which once ranked with them as a legitimate equal, is gradually relegated to the background and sinks to the level of a black art.” ArtBlackReligiousPrayerLevelsMagicSacrificeEqualAssumingBackgroundsRitualReligious RitualsBlack Art Author:James G. Frazer
“No other creative field is as closed to those who are not white and male as is the visual arts. After I decided to be an artist, the first thing that I had to believe was that I, a black woman, could penetrate the art scene, and that, further, I could do so without sacrificing one iota of my blackness or my femaleness or my humanity.” FirstsBelieveArtArtistHumanityBlackWhiteCreativeSacrificeFieldsSceneRacismDecidedMalesVisualsSexismBlack WomenPenetrateBlacknessVisual Art Author:Faith Ringgold
“The brave men who died in Vietnam, more than 100% of which were black, were the ultimate sacrifice.” MenWarPeaceBlackSacrificeUltimateDiedBraveVietnamBrave ManUltimate Sacrifice Author:Marion Barry
“Our problem is that we don't have enough people in America, including black people, who are progressive and willing to sacrifice their popularity in order to tell the truth.” PeopleEnoughProblemAmericaOrderBlackSacrificeWillingIncludingTelling The TruthProgressiveBlack PeoplePopularity Author:Cornel West
“Living is strife and torment, disappointment and love and sacrifice, golden sunsets and black storms. I said that some time ago, and today I do not think I would add one word.” ThinkingLifeSaidTodayBlackSacrificeAnd LoveAddDisappointmentStormGoldenSunsetStrifeTormentOne WordLove And Sacrifice Author:Laurence Olivier
“Oh, Black known and unknown poets, how often have your auctioned pains sustained us? Who will compute the lonely nights made less lonely by your songs, or by the empty pots made less tragic by your tales? If we were a people much given to revealing secrets, we might raise monuments and sacrifice to the memories of our poets, but slavery cured us of that weakness.” PeopleIfsInspirationalMadeMightPainNightSongGivenBlackMemoriesSecretKnownSacrificePoetWeaknessLonelyEmptyRaisesSlaveryTalesTragicPotRevealingMonumentLonely Nights Author:Maya Angelou
“Witch' is just a religion, okay? No baby-sacrificing, no Black Masses, no sending imps out to scare the dog-snot out of kids, trying to make them think they're crazy. We don't do things like that. Our number-one law is 'Have fun in this lifetime, but don't hurt anybody.' Nice little paraphrase of "An it harm none, do as ye will" if I do say so myself.” IfsThinkingTryingLittlesKidsLawFunBlackHurtNumbersNiceSacrificeCrazyDogBabyMassOkayLifetimeHarmHaving FunWitchScareParaphrase Author:Mercedes Lackey
“Non-cooperation is a measure of discipline and sacrifice, and it demands respect for the opposite views.” BlackViewsSacrificeDisciplineDemandDiversityRespectOppositesResolutionCooperationDisobedienceWin Win Book:The Quintessence of Gandhi in His Own Words Source: The Quintessence of Gandhi in His Own Words
“We have deluded ourselves into believing the myth that capitalism grew and prospered out of the Protestant ethic of hard work and sacrifices. Capitalism was built on the exploitation of black slaves and continues to thrive on the exploitation of the poor, both black and white, both here and abroad.” BelieveHardBlackJusticeWhitePoorSacrificeHard WorkGrewDiversityEthicsCapitalismBuiltSocial JusticeSlaveMythThriveBlack And WhiteExploitationProtestantsDeluded Author:Martin Luther King, Jr.
“Few of us will do the spectacular deeds of heroism that spread themselves across the pages of our newspapers in big black headlines. But we can all be heroic in the little things of everyday life. We can do the helpful things, say the kind words, meet our difficulties with courage and high hearts, stand up for the right when the cost is high, keep our word even though it means sacrifice, be a giver instead of a destroyer. Often this quiet, humble heroism is the greatest heroism of all.” HeartKindMeanLittlesBigsBlackCan DoSacrificeHeroCostQuietPagesDifficultyEverydayDeedsHumbleSpreadNewspapersHelpfulLittle ThingsHeroicHeroismEveryday LifeSpectacularGiverHeadlinesOur WordsDestroyersKind Words Book:當代的生活藝術 Source: 當代的生活藝術