“I swear to the Lord
I still can't see
Why Democracy means
Everybody but me.”
Langston Hughes (1902–1967) American writer and social activist
"The Black Man Speaks," from Jim Crow's Last Stand (1943)
"Suddenly I See".
Eye to the Telescope (2004)
Context: Suddenly I see (Suddenly I see)
This is what I wanna be
Suddenly I see (Suddenly I see)
Why the hell it means so much to me.
“I swear to the Lord
I still can't see
Why Democracy means
Everybody but me.”
Langston Hughes (1902–1967) American writer and social activist
"The Black Man Speaks," from Jim Crow's Last Stand (1943)
Gerhard Richter (1932) German visual artist, born 1932
after 2000, Gerhard Richter: An Artist Beyond Isms' (2002)
“Before I die many will die with me and they'll deserve it. See you in Hell.”
Kurt Cobain (1967–1994) American musician and artist
John Banville (1945) Irish writer
John Banville: Using words to paint pictures of "magical" Prague (2006)
“You're mean to me
Why must you be mean to me?
Gee, honey, it seems to me
You love to see me cryin”
Roy Turk (1892–1934) American songwriter
Song Mean to Me http://web.archive.org/web/20030729195250/http://www.thepeaches.com/music/composers/ahlert/MeanToMe.txt
Benedict Cumberbatch (1976) English actor and film producer
"Benedict Cumberbatch interview" in TimeOut https://www.timeout.com/kuala-lumpur/film/benedict-cumberbatch-interview (21 November 2016)