Colored Stones Include

Famous quotes containing the words colored, stones and/or include:

“It seemed a long way from 143rd Street. Shaking hands with the Queen of England was a long way from being forced to sit in the colored section of the bus going into downtown Wilmington, North Carolina. Dancing with the Duke of Devonshire was a long way from not being allowed to bowl in Jefferson City, Missouri, because the white customers complained about it.”
—Althea Gibson (b. 1927)

“As the builders say, the larger stones do not lie well without the lesser.”
—Plato (c. 427–347 B.C.)

“I thought if war did not include killing, I’d like to see one every year.”
—Maya Angelou (b. 1928)