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“You treat everybody like they are your friend. It ain't that way in the world, Forrest. A lot of people ain't your friend. They are just lookin at you the way a banker looks at somebody comes in for a loan—How I'm gonna fleece this rube? That's the way it is, Forrest. That's the way it is.”
― Gump and Co.
― Gump and Co.
“All the other kids at school wore designer clothes and Nike and Adidas sneakers. I never wore anything designer. One time I asked my mom for some Adidas and she came home with fake Abidas ones.
“Mom, these are fake,” I said.
“I don’t see the difference.”
“Look at the logo. It has four stripes instead of three.”
“Lucky you,” she said. “You have one more.”
― Born A Crime Stories from a South African Childhood / Why I’m No Longer Talking to White People About Race / Natives Race and Class in the Ruins of Empire
“Mom, these are fake,” I said.
“I don’t see the difference.”
“Look at the logo. It has four stripes instead of three.”
“Lucky you,” she said. “You have one more.”
― Born A Crime Stories from a South African Childhood / Why I’m No Longer Talking to White People About Race / Natives Race and Class in the Ruins of Empire
“Not one drop of my self-worth depends on your acceptance of me”
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“It’s respectable to lose to the universe. It’s a tragedy to lose to yourself.”
― Will
― Will
“Jus’ remember, Lover Boy,” she said, “be nice to everybody you pass on your way up, coz you just might have to pass them again on your way down.”
― Will
― Will
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