Frederick Douglass Quotes
The American people and the Government at Washington may refuse to recognize it for a time but the inexorable logic of events will force it upon them in the end; that the war now being waged in this land is a war for and against slavery.Frederick Douglass
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When I go back to New York all these years later, I'll walk down Seventh Avenue, and I'll hear, 'Yo, Oz!' In New York, I get recognized for that all the time.
J. K. Simmons -
Things are simple, it is us human beings that make it difficult.
Caprice Bourret -
I'm too self-serious for a comedy.
Damien Chazelle -
We have to stop rewarding bad behavior.
Natalie Cole -
Nearly everything you do is of no importance, but it is important that you do it.
Mahatma Gandhi -
Most Americans probably have no idea how hostile anti-abortion sidewalk counseling outside clinics can be. There's a reason pro-choicers volunteer to escort patients as they make their way past angry crowds to the clinic door.
Katha Pollitt
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There are young idealists all around the world falling in love with the Yankees now and realists who are gravitating to the Red Sox. I think the universe is on its head.
Samantha Power -
I'm English, and I started off as a songwriter, so I can't really escape that - it's there.
Damon Albarn Gorillaz -
I don't stop at my past; I like new work. I like what I'm doing tomorrow.
Patrick Demarchelier -
Japan is the largest creditor country in the world, so we have made contributions to the stability of international markets and we want this IMF meeting to confirm that we will continue to contribute.
Yoshihiko Noda -
If American politics are too dirty for women to take part in, there's something wrong with American politics.
Edna Ferber -
When I saw rappers in the '90s cameo in films - all of those '90s rappers - it seemed like whenever you chucked a rapper in a film, they could just act. It seemed like all rappers could act.
Watkin Tudor Jones
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We are all human beings, and our nationality is simply an accident of birth.
Venkatraman Ramakrishnan -
The truth only irritates those it enlightens, but does not convert.
Pasquier Quesnel -
When I'd go to Israel, I felt like a tourist. My social and professional ties had started to dissolve, and it confused me. I didn't know whether I should stay here in Paris or go back to Israel, or even cut off all my ties with Israel so I could really plant roots here. Or maybe go somewhere else altogether.
Yael Naim -
No man underestimates the wrongs he suffers; many take them more seriously than is right.
Sallust -
MusiCares was really good to me. I can't say enough how MusiCares helps other people. They really, really helped me. They have the greatest groups and support for musicians in recovery.
Carlene Carter -
You get three hours' sleep and then you start all over again. Relentless. Pre-production was almost harder than filming. I was all over the city every day. It was really exhausting.
Ed Harris
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I don't have to do the lead. If I dig a part, I'll do it.
Kevin Bacon -
I quite like being under the radar.
Alexander Hanson -
When you come after Americans, we go after you. It may take time, but we have long memories, and our reach has no limit.
Barack Obama -
It's nice to be able to directly speak to fans and thank them for their support. The only time that it can get tricky is when they are unkind or say things that may not be so easy to say if they weren't behind a computer. Bullying is never ok. I personally have only experienced it very infrequently so overall I enjoy Twitter and Instagram but I'm definitely aware of it.
Claire Holt -
Unless you are Stephen King, a book signing is attended by maybe 40 or 50 people.
Dana Stabenow -
The American people and the Government at Washington may refuse to recognize it for a time but the inexorable logic of events will force it upon them in the end; that the war now being waged in this land is a war for and against slavery.
Frederick Douglass