We can't float through life. We can't be incidental or accidental. We must fix our gaze on a guiding star as soon as one comes upon the horizon and once we have attached ourselves to that star we must keep our eyes on it and our hands upon the plow. It is the consistency of the pursuit of the highest possible vision that you can find in front of you that gives you the constancy, that gives you the encouragement, that gives you the way to understand where you are and why it's important for you to do what you can do.
It was a lifetime occupation that kept us too busy to stop and ask if we were happy or not - Ossie Davis
It was a lifetime occupation that kept us too busy to stop and ask if we were happy or not
- Ossie Davis
Here - at this final hour, Harlem has come to bid farewell to one of its brightest hopes - extinguished now, and gone from us forever.... Many will a… - Ossie Davis
Here - at this final hour, Harlem has come to bid farewell to one of its brightest hopes - extinguished now, and gone from us forever.... Many will a…
I find, in being black, a thing of beauty: a joy; a strength; a secret cup of gladness. - Ossie Davis
I find, in being black, a thing of beauty: a joy; a strength; a secret cup of gladness.
There is no secret to a long marriage - it's hard work...It's serious business, and certainly not for cowards. - Ossie Davis
There is no secret to a long marriage - it's hard work...It's serious business, and certainly not for cowards.
We can't float through life. We can't be incidental or accidental. We must fix our gaze on a guiding star as soon as one comes upon the horizon and o… - Ossie Davis
We can't float through life. We can't be incidental or accidental. We must fix our gaze on a guiding star as soon as one comes upon the horizon and o…
One of the things I appreciate more was how important struggle was as the instrument that helped to keep us knit together. - Ossie Davis
One of the things I appreciate more was how important struggle was as the instrument that helped to keep us knit together.
It is necessary to stay on the march, to be on the journey, to work for peace wherever we are at all times, because the liberty we cherish, which we … - Ossie Davis
It is necessary to stay on the march, to be on the journey, to work for peace wherever we are at all times, because the liberty we cherish, which we …
If we can reach in wih the art and touch the imagination of the child, no matter who, we have affected that child. - Ossie Davis
If we can reach in wih the art and touch the imagination of the child, no matter who, we have affected that child.
Struggle is strengthening. Battling with evil gives us the power to battle evil even more. - Ossie Davis
Struggle is strengthening. Battling with evil gives us the power to battle evil even more.
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