Frederick Douglass Quotes
Those who profess to favor freedom, and yet depreciate agitation, are men who want crops without plowing up the ground.
Quotes to Explore
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You should never say 'D'Brickashaw' and 'bust' in the same sentence. You should never even think that. It should be D'Brickashaw, Pro Bowl, D'Brickashaw, Jets, Super Bowl.
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The marketability, the success of a book, ultimately rests with whether or not people will find the concept/characters/title/cover appealing.
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Sometimes 'Rookie' is written about like, 'Finally! Something for alternative girls!' and I'm like, 'No!' Obviously it's not for everyone, but I used to think that there are cheerleaders, and there are art kids.
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My dad's a doctor, and when I was 8, I went to one of his medical conferences where they were demonstrating laser surgery on a chicken. I was so mad that a chicken had to die, I never ate meat again.
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I really miss things like going to football games and pep rallies, and when I come home to Tulsa, I always try to go to those things.
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Dark chocolate, and salt and vinegar chips are my weakness - but not together.
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That's what fiction writers do: create characters and do terrible things to them for the entertainment of others. If they feel guilty enough, they write happy endings.
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But I think we need the international market.
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I have an appetite to always learn.
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What we call the beginning is often the end. And to make an end is to make a beginning. The end is where we start from.
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Houston is kind of a melting pot. There are many different cultures and ethnicities represented out there, even on my team. It's really cool: you'll see so many different things.
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I love the horror genre and the thriller genre, so I've got no problem with playing a psycho.
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Chavez made a compete fool of himself in front of the entire world while giving the U.N. a black eye. But the real losers are the Venezuelan people who have to put up with this unstable character every day.
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When I was immobilized by fear, I might have a panic attack. I've had a couple of panic attacks in my life.
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I was a guinea pig for some hoodlums who thought they could hurt me and frighten me and keep other Negro entertainers from the South.
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At the age of 16, my father's father dropped dead of a heart attack. And I think it changed the course of his life, and he became fascinated with death. He then became a medical doctor and obviously fought death tooth and nail for his patients.
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The end is in the beginning and lies far ahead.
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I love action movies.
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Not pleasure, not glory, not power: freedom, only freedom.
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Rod always dresses for dinner - even if I just want to wear tracksuit bottoms, he dresses up.
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I wasn't overwhelmed by dogma, and that sort of freed me up to look at things differently.
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You're allowed to work hard and have good things and do good things.
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I do have to say I have been very fortunate.
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Those who profess to favor freedom, and yet depreciate agitation, are men who want crops without plowing up the ground.
