Southern Star

Famous quotes containing the words southern and/or star:

“My mother bore me in the southern wild,
And I am black, but O! my soul is white;”
—William Blake (1757–1827)

“The star is the ultimate American verification of Jean Jacques Rousseau’s Emile. His mere existence proves the perfectability of any man or woman. Oh wonderful pliability of human nature, in a society where anyone can become a celebrity! And where any celebrity ... may become a star!”
—Daniel J. Boorstin (b. 1914)