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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I write 'Broad City,' so I connect it to me.
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I'm not very good in crowds, so I usually try to become as small as possible.
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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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It is well known that in war, the first casualty is truth - that during any war truth is forsaken for propaganda.
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I think as a guy you need a little bit to be on your own from early on, to start to live your own life, and try to understand what is going on around you, you have to be able to survive.
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The relation between a poet and audience is really insignificant. What matters is the poet is hearing something that he is broadcasting. And whether there is anybody with a receiver isn't the reason he does it. He hopes there is somebody receiving it.
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The true virtue of human beings is fitness to live together as equals; claiming nothing for themselves but what they as freely concede to everyone else; regarding command of any kind as an exceptional neccessity, and in all cases a temporary one.
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We need to fight for a new human rights movement that recognizes and values black life.
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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.
