I've learned that my people are not the only ones oppressed... I have sung my songs all over the world and everywhere found that some common bond makes the people of all lands take to Negro songs as their own.
Paul RobesonRead
We [must] realize that our future lies chiefly in our own hands.
Interpretation
What this quote means
Our future is primarily determined by our own actions and decisions.
This quote emphasizes the importance of personal responsibility and agency in shaping our future. It suggests that while external factors may influence our circumstances, it is ultimately our choices and efforts that define the path we take in life.
Themes
FutureResponsibilityChoiceAgencySelf-Determination
In practice
Example use cases
In a motivational speech about personal development, you could say, 'As Paul Robeson wisely noted, our future lies in our own hands.'
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My mother was born in your state, Mr. Walter, and my mother was a Quaker, and my ancestors in the time of Washington baked bread for George Washington's troops when they crossed the Delaware, and my own father was a slave.
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The intolerance of the few, or the risk of it, carries the day against the wider humanity of the many.
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I shall take my voice wherever there are those who want to hear the melody of freedom
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And at home in the United States we found continued and increased persecution, first of leaders of the Communist Party, and then of all honest anti-fascists.
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