Bernice Johnson Reagon Quotes
When I started graduate school I was interested in the culture of the Civil Rights Movement.
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We're all concerned about sports rights being so expensive. Obviously, we are funded by the licence fee payers, so it's not always easy to compete with those who can get greater revenue.
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The irony is that Washington was, in reality, very much like Benedict Arnold. The big difference was that Washington was ultimately able to control his emotions, something Arnold never learned to do.
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My paternal grandfather Rustom Mehta had a huge influence on me because of his ethics and his values.
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During the 2008 election, I made clear to the Obama campaign that I don't think it's wise for me to force my personal political agenda on anyone.
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There are minds so impatient of inferiority that their gratitude is a species of revenge, and they return benefits, not because recompense is a pleasure, but because obligation is a pain.
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Virtually everything that gets printed about me is wrong anyway, so it doesn't really matter what you say.
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We have to surmount the difficulties that face us and work steadfastly for the happiness and prosperity of our country.
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Suspicion and doubt lead to animosity and hatred.
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The public is wonderfully tolerant. It forgives everything except genius.
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I love romantic comedies, or romantic dramas - basically anything with love in it.
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I'm a character actor, and I made a choice when I was young, after 'Mystic Pizza', not to go for the mainstream stuff, and to do a more eclectic kind of route.
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The fundamental thing about my personality is that I think I'm an imposter.
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I challenged things that needed to be challenged at Purdue.
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My parents took me to a movie, and I remember wanting to sit apart from them for some reason. I wanted to be a big boy or whatever. I remember looking up on that screen. It was a movie about medieval knights. All I remember is saying, 'I want to do that. I want to make movies.'
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I don't really think about anything too much. I live in the present. I move on. I don't think about what happened yesterday.
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The future rewards those who press on. I don't have time to feel sorry for myself. I don't have time to complain. I'm going to press on.
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The joy of YouTube is that you can create content about anything you feel passionate about, however silly the subject matter.
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It is a universal principle that you get more of what you think about, talk about, and feel strongly about.
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The only thing that permits human beings to collaborate with one another in a truly open-ended way is their willingness to have their beliefs modified by new facts. Only openness to evidence and argument will secure a common world for us.
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The great unsold truth of libraries is that people need them not because they’re about study and solitude, but because they’re about connection. Connection with other worlds and different views, even if that’s no more than being among other people thinking and breathing.
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The culture of undermining sends signals of disrespect. This approach not only saps motivation and undermines teamwork, it also lowers the motivation to work extra hours anticipating what can go wrong.
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I wasn't so interested in being paid. I wanted to be heard. That's why I'm broke.
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I'm really close to my parents and my sisters. It is awesome to have a built-in support system and people who love you unconditionally. I wouldn't be the person I am without my crew!
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When I started graduate school I was interested in the culture of the Civil Rights Movement.
