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Our accomplishments show what kind of people we are.

~Gil Scott-Heron

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If someone comes to you and asks for help, and you can help them, you're supposed to help them. Why wouldn't you? You have been put in the position somehow to be able to help this person.

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I am honestly not sure how capable I am of love. And I'm not sure why.

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The revolution that takes place in your head, nobody will ever see that.

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I was one of the first three black students to go to an all-white school in Tennessee.

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I was a better writer when I was teaching. I was constantly going over the basics and constantly reminding myself, as I reminded my students, what made a good story, a good poem.

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I tour more than I need to, more than is good for you. But it's my favorite part of music. I much prefer it to studio work.

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You should be able to do anything you can afford as an adult.

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I don't mind being criticized. I enjoy being criticized personally, not by rumor.

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I cannot afford to watch Fox News.

~Gil Scott-Heron

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Biography

Nationality: American

Type: Poet

Born: April 1st, 1949

Died: May 27th, 2011

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