Frederick Douglass Quotes
Find out just what any people will quietly submit to and you have the exact measure of the injustice and wrong which will be imposed on them.
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I'm just a black hole for stuff. No one should ever hand me anything, because I get so easily distracted. I'll be like, 'Oh, look, something shiny!' I'm glad I never learned how to drive. I would be really dangerous.
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I have to be on such a strict diet constantly.
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If you ever meet an actor who's the child of actors, they'll never tell you that they wanted to be a star. But what I did realise early on was that I just wanted to be in that tribe.
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It's no secret that I'm my dad's biggest fan.
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The lurking suspicion that something could be simplified is the world's richest source of rewarding challenges.
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Our planet's lands and oceans are already stretched to meet the demands of 7 billion people. The human population continues to grow. The search for sustainable solutions is an economic and a moral imperative if we are to create the future we want.
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It gets pretty boring when all you are is the support system for a male character.
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Acting is great therapy - you get to do things you'd normally get arrested for.
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All novels attempt to cut neural routes through the brain, to convince us that down this road the true future of the novel lies.
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I had to start being aware of what I ate, what I'm planning to eat and take my twice-daily medication accordingly. That's not so difficult now, but when you're 10 years old, it's tough, let me tell you.
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The body dies, but the spirit that transcends it cannot be touched by death.
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I think I have a better sense of my weaknesses - being self-important, selfish and having a big ego probably triggers all the other stuff. I can see myself more clearly.
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You can never fully put your finger on the reason why you're suddenly, inexplicably compelled to explore one life as opposed to another.
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I used to play all the time. I would play football when it was light and read when it was dark.
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I happen to be the kind of reader who, if I like something, I don't want it to end.
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Women have seen that they have locked themselves up with feminist writing.
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God bless McNally, it's got some fantastic stuff in it, but it's no easy task to make a movie out of.
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Poison is in everything, and no thing is without poison. The dosage makes it either a poison or a remedy.
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I do not believe on giving amnesty.
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The Obama administration's proposed nuclear deal with Iran endangers the security of our nation and our allies.
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When the correct tests are done, GM products are as safe as their non-GM counterparts.
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All of the Marvel characters have flaws to them; all of them have a deep humanity to them.
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It is over one hundred years since the abolition of slavery. The Negro people in the United States have taken plenty and they have reached a stage where they have decided that they are not going to take any more.
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Find out just what any people will quietly submit to and you have the exact measure of the injustice and wrong which will be imposed on them.
