"The truth is the light and the light…" — Ralph Ellison

"The truth is the light and the light is the truth."

— Ralph Ellison

Inspirational Quotes Light Quotes Love Quotes Truth Quotes Truth Is Quotes

83 Quotes by Ralph Ellison

Ralph Ellison has 83 quotes on this site. A few more worth reading:

Our task, then always, is to challenge the apparent forms of reality-that is, the fixed manner and values of the…
It takes a deep commitment to change and an even deeper commitment to grow.
Without involvement, there is no commitment. Mark it down, asterisk it, circle it, underline it." Stephen Covey "It takes a…
Commercial rock 'n' roll music is a brutalization of the stream of contemporary Negro church music an obscene looting of…
The blues is an art of ambiguity, an assertion of the irrepressibly human over all circumstance whether created by others…
I suspect that all the agony that goes into writing is borne precisely because the writer longs for acceptance-but it…
If the word has the potency to revive and make us free, it has also the power to bind, imprison…
America is woven of many strands; I would recognize them and let it so remain. It's 'winner take nothing' that…
And while the ice was melting to form a flood in which I threatened to drown I awoke one afternoon…
I denounce because though implicated and partially responsible, I have been hurt to the point of abysmal pain, hurt to…
We don't all dig Shakespeare uniformly, or even 'Little Red Riding Hood.' The understanding of art depends finally upon one's…
I am one of the most irresponsible beings that ever lived. Irresponsibility is part of my invisibility; any way you…

See all 83 quotes by Ralph Ellison »

More Inspirational Quotes

This quote is filed under Inspirational Quotes, one of 205,543 quotes in that category. Here are a few more:

This is the precept by which I have lived: Prepare for the worst; expect the best; and take what comes. — Hannah Arendt
There are no dangerous thoughts; thinking itself is dangerous. — Hannah Arendt
Storytelling reveals meaning without committing the error of defining it. — Hannah Arendt
By its very nature the beautiful is isolated from everything else. From beauty no road leads to reality. — Hannah Arendt
To be free in an age like ours, one must be in a position of authority. That in itself would… — Hannah Arendt
Action without a name, a who attached to it, is meaningless. — Hannah Arendt
These are the fifties, you know. The disgusting, posturing fifties. — Hannah Arendt
I love you, and because I love you, I would sooner have you hate me for telling you the truth… — Pietro Aretino
Perugia is my true fatherland because there I grew to manhood. — Pietro Aretino
I want to do what I want when I want to do it not be dictated to by audiences. — Dario Argento
I went through a phase where I thought nostalgia was a bad thing. — Dario Argento
In Italy the censor is very old and there are many judges and psychiatrists who analyse you. — Dario Argento

See all 205,543 Inspirational Quotes »