Lillian Eugenia Smith was a writer and social critic of the Southern United States, known best for her best-selling novel Strange Fruit. A white woman who openly embraced controversial positions on matters of race and gender equality, she was a southern liberal unafraid to criticize segregation and work toward the dismantling of Jim Crow laws, at a time when such actions almost guaranteed social ostracism.
Faith and doubt both are needed - not as antagonists, but working side by side to take us around the unknown curve. faith
When you stop learning, stop listening, stop looking and asking questions, always new questions, then it is time to die. learning & time
Education is a private matter between the person and the world of knowledge and experience, and has little to do with school or college. knowledge
There is no language like the Irish for soothing and quieting. 3 other wisdom & wit from John Millington Synge
3 other wisdom & wit from John Millington Synge
Being Irish, he had an abiding sense of tragedy, which sustained him through temporary periods of joy. 28 other thoughts from William Butler Yeats
28 other thoughts from William Butler Yeats
Geographically, Ireland is a medium-sized rural island that is slowly but steadily being consumed by sheep. 27 other quotes from Dave Barry
27 other quotes from Dave Barry
We have always found the Irish a bit odd. They refuse to be English. 74 other wisdom & wit from Winston Churchill
74 other wisdom & wit from Winston Churchill