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Toni MorrisonBeloved (1987)
About Toni Morrison
American novelist and Nobel laureate, author of Beloved. (1931-2019)
More from Toni Morrison
- If there's a book you really want to read but it hasn't been written yet, then you must write it.Speech to the Ohio Arts Council (1981)
- Freeing yourself was one thing; claiming ownership of that freed self was another.Beloved (1987)
- We die. That may be the meaning of life. But we do language. That may be the measure of our lives.Nobel Lecture (December 7, 1993)
More quotes on leadership
- Gentlemen, we are going to relentlessly chase perfection, knowing full well we will not catch it, because nothing is perfect. But we are going to relentlessly chase it, because in the process we will catch excellence.Vince Lombardi
- Teamwork is what the Green Bay Packers were all about. They didn't do it for the individual glory. They did it because they loved one another.Vince Lombardi
- Leadership is not just one quality, but rather a blend of many qualities; and while no one individual possesses all the needed talents to go into leadership, each man can develop a combination to make him a leader.Vince Lombardi
- Talent is God-given; be humble. Fame is man-given; be thankful. Conceit is self-given; be careful.John Wooden
- Young people need models, not critics.John Wooden
- A player who makes a team great is more valuable than a great player.John Wooden
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