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"In my writing, as much as I could, I tried to find the good, and praise it."
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"Wonder is involuntary praise."
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"Usually we praise only to be praised."
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"We seldom praise anyone in good earnest, except such as admire us."
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"Let others praise ancient times; I am glad I was born in these."
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"Some are made modest by great praise, others insolent."
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"I find that I spend a tremendous amount of time chasing the praises of men rather than sitting with the praises of God. The former is something I attempt to catch, the latter catches me."
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"Many women do noble things, but you surpass them all. charm is deceptive, beauty is fleeting; but a woman who fears the Lord, she shall be praised."
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"Testing time is the time for an increase in praise."
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"Many know how to flatter, few know how to praise."
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"It is a sign that your reputation is small and sinking if your own tongue must praise you."
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"I look at my books the way parents look at their children. The fact that one becomes more successful than the others doesn't make me love the less successful one any less."
Love
"My fondest hope is that 'Roots' may start black, white, brown, red, yellow people digging back for their own roots. Man, that would make me feel 90 feet tall."
People
"Racism is taught in our society, it is not automatic. It is learned behavior toward persons with dissimilar physical characteristics."
Society
"In every conceivable manner, the family is link to our past, bridge to our future."
Family
"Nobody can do for little children what grandparents do. Grandparents sort of sprinkle stardust over the lives of little children."
Family
"Anytime you see a turtle up on top of a fence post, you know he had some help."
Help
"Either you deal with what is the reality, or you can be sure that the reality is going to deal with you."
Reality
"When you start about family, about lineage and ancestry, you are talking about every person on earth."
Family
"In my writing, as much as I could, I tried to find the good, and praise it."
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"Roots is not just a saga of my family. It is the symbolic saga of a people."
Family
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