
And even as a crack fiend, mama. You always was a black queen, mama. I finally understand for a woman it ain't easy tryin' to raise a man.
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Dear Mama
And even as a crack fiend, mama. You always was a black queen, mama. I finally understand for a woman it ain't easy tryin' to raise a man.
en
Dear Mama
Something traumatic happened to me when I was younger. I was with this old black woman, and she was very wise, very Alice Walker, The Color Purple… She looked at me and she says, "Baby…you know I used to be able to fly but I can't fly no more, baby. But baby, you...? You too fat to fly."
en
Drunk with Power
“Il est plus facile de paraître digne des emplois qu'on n'a pas que de ceux que l'on exerce.”
Reflections; or Sentences and Moral Maxims (1665–1678)
“C'est facile d'avoir des avis plus justes quand tout le monde les a déjà.”
It's easy to have juster views when everybody else has them.
en
La citation était à l’origine précédée de Car. Les deux propositions juxtaposées sont toutes aussi connues séparément.
Mémoires pour l’instruction du Dauphin, Volume 2