...place of birth

I see too plainly custom forms us all. Our thoughts, our morals, our most fixed belief, are consequences of our place of birth. 

-Aaron Hill, dramatist and writer (1685-1750)

Own reasons...

The animals of the world exist for their own reasons. They were not made for humans any more than black people were made for whites or women for men. 

-Alice Walker, poet and novelist (b. 9 Feb 1944)

Let it World America

Let America be America again. /
Let it be the dream it used to be. ... /
Let America be the dream the dreamers dreamed - /
Let it be that great strong land of love /
Where never kings connive nor tyrants scheme /
That any man be crushed by one above. 

-Langston Hughes, poet and novelist (1902-1967)

success demands...

"Success demands singleness of purpose."

~ Vince Lombard

..gets to be a drag

Jobs are like going to church: it's nice once or twice a year to sing along and eat something and all that, but unless you really believe there's something holy going on, it gets to be a drag going in every single week. 

-Thomas Michael Disch, science fiction author and poet (1940-2008)