Frederick Douglass Quotes
His zeal in the cause of freedom was infinitely superior to mine. Mine was as the taper light, his was as the burning sun. Mine was bounded by time. His stretched away to the silent shores of eternity. I could speak for the slave. John Brown could fight for the slave. I could live for the slave. John Brown could die for the slave.
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I take care of my flowers and my cats. And enjoy food. And that's living.
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It ultimately becomes an asset to be part of a theatrical family if, indeed, you're good at what you do.
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If you're old enough to be arrested, you're old enough to carry a gun.
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I don't like possessions.
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When I first got Yves Saint Laurent Couture, I didn't know how to take off a cape. I would ask Katoucha and Dalma - the real divas of the runway - 'Can you show me?' I've never been afraid to ask for help.
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I am hopeful that no one will forget what happened in Bosnia.
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I went from being an ailing child to a public enemy.
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More than anyone else, Hank Aaron made me wish I wasn't a manager.
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I stand for freedom of expression, doing what you believe in, and going after your dreams.
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It seems that this situation is not restricted to science but is more generally human.
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I'm confident and really optimistic.
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I came to America to make it my home, and I did.
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I'm writing from a place of - a center of authenticity, somewhere that only I know how to write from.
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Only in spontaneity can we be who we truly are.
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Whenever I see the Hong Kong flag is flying in the sky, not because of anybody else, because of my efforts, I think it's the most proud time of my life.
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Toronto is exploding with cyclists, with more and more people wanting to cycle and being turned off driving because of the incredible congestion. Biking is a much more efficient way of getting around, and you get there faster.
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But I'd say 'How to Make It in America' is the most accurate depiction of the New York hipster community on television for sure.
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Exercise is roughly equivalent to an oil lube and a filter for a car. You don't have to do it, but when you do, it makes the car run a lot better.
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My passion for ideas is not matched with a passion for partisan or electoral politics.
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Not everyone is lucky enough to be given space and trust.
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I didn't read much SF as a kid - I was a total Tolkien geek - but I started reading Samuel Delany and Angela Carter and Ursula LeGuin in high school, and I was definitely taken with the notion that here was a literature that could explore various notions of gender identity and how it affects the culture at large.
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The romance is essential. I love the love. I don't love just people struggling. I love what people are struggling for. That moves me. I love watching people be loving, and I find it enchanting, magical and transporting. It's one of the reasons that I go to the movies, and that's why I like putting it in movies.
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In the potential of absurdity, hiding in the disparate combination of the various different subjects which in themselves are nothing but daily items equally in the exclusive representation of a normal item taken out of their usual context , is by far the most radical - in its effect comparable to a Japanese Zen koan - paradox to be witnessed, which modern art has produced, one of the most forceful impulses that generated from it.
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His zeal in the cause of freedom was infinitely superior to mine. Mine was as the taper light, his was as the burning sun. Mine was bounded by time. His stretched away to the silent shores of eternity. I could speak for the slave. John Brown could fight for the slave. I could live for the slave. John Brown could die for the slave.
