Louisianians Quotes

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Louis Armstrong (1901-1971) Jazz musician, trumpeter, and vocalist.  

All music is folk music. I ain’t never heard a horse sing a song.

Cokie Roberts (1943-2019) Journalist and author.

Women rely on friends.  That’s where we draw sustenance and find safety.  We can count on our women friends when we need a good laugh or a good cry.

Truman Capote (1924-1984) Author, screenwriter, and playwright.

Failure is the condiment that gives success its flavor.

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Martha McSally Quotes

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It’s hard to hate up close.  The more you get to know each other, the more common ground you can find and the more you can disagree without being disagreeable.

If we want the most effective fighting force, we need to pick the most qualified capable man for the job, even if it’s a woman.

Martha McSally (born 1966) is a native of the state of Rhode Island (born in Warwick). She graduates from the United States Air Force Academy in 1988.  Later, she becomes the first American woman to fly combat missions, and she serves in the Air Force for 26 years.

Coretta Scott King Quotes

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Women, if the soul of the nation is be saved, I believe that you must become its soul.

Struggle is a never ending process.  Freedom is never really won, you earn it and win it in every generation.

Coretta Scott King (1927-2006) was the wife of civil rights activist Martin Luther King, Jr.  In her own path of life, she assisted him in the march forward for civil rights, as well as being an accomplished author.