Opal Tometi Quotes
Black immigrants and refugees have just as much at stake in the fight to make Black Lives Matter as African Americans do.
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This creed of the desert seemed inexpressible in words, and indeed in thought.
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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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A lot of actors in my age bracket look at being still standing as pretty good.
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We are so blessed to be here in America. We have freedom and opportunity unlike anywhere else in the world.
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Creating a character and living truthfully through her is a whole different ball game. It's all part of the same person but it's a much newer medium for me.
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I'm one of those foolish people who believe the glory days of the record industry aren't behind us. They're actually ahead of us.
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The more we learn about life, the less plausible is any evolutionary theory that relies on blind, undirected, piece-by-piece change.
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When we were growing up, women in their late 40s generally didn't dye their hair.
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Living in the lap of luxury isn't bad except that you never know when luxury is going to stand up.
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Politics is not an exact science.
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I grew up on Don Knotts and Jerry Lewis and all the guys from Second City.
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Religion and education are no match for evil without the grace of God.
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You cannot tailor-make the situations in life but you can tailor-make the attitudes to fit those situations.
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Let me make this clear: it is our duty to adopt a policy barring the wearing of niqabs in these public buildings.
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Keep your elbows soft. Keep your elbows looking fine.
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What is called good society is usually nothing but a mosaic of polished caricatures.
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There needn't be a distinction between your life and your music.
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I met Bill Clinton; he's a very nice guy. Yeah, Bill Clinton's cool.
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I was really exposed to great old-time literature - the classics, the poetic realists like Strindberg and Ibsen and all those guys. I was really inspired by all those guys. That's when writing became a primary focus.
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Large numbers of people are broken from the notion that the system is working for people, that the system is just or humane or peaceful.
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The battle against terrorism is not only a military fight but primarily a battle of information.
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I am not an anti-Semite! I have a great respect for the Jewish people.
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Give, you gods, Give to your boy, your Caesar, The rattle of a globe to play withal, This gewgaw world, and put him cheaply off; I'll not be pleased with less than Cleopatra.
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Black immigrants and refugees have just as much at stake in the fight to make Black Lives Matter as African Americans do.
