DeRay Mckesson Quotes
It will always be important that people continue to push on the system from the outside. It will also be important that people make the changes that we know are necessary on the inside.
Quotes to Explore
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I realized pretty soon that I have to do more than just play bass in the background way. So, I developed a kind of playing which only a handful of musicians accepted.
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Christmas is, of course, the time to be home - in heart as well as body.
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There's a lot of things lost in the Digital Age.
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The characters are always the focal point of a book for me, whether I'm writing or reading. I may enjoy a book that has an intriguing mystery or a good plot, but to become one of my real favorites, it has to have great characters.
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Nice to see your home fans boo you. That's what loyal support is.
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Medicine, anything academic, is a very Persian Iranian route to take in life, in one's career.
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I'm not a pin-up, thankfully. I'm not suggesting I feel unconfident. I am beautiful to my husband. I am beautiful to my friends. I feel sexy and all those things with the people I love.
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Leeks, like other oniony things, reach a certain peak when fried. It's the subtle sweetness that suddenly becomes evident and works so well with their creamy texture.
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'Yela' represents hunger, life, light, fire, power. 'Wolf' speaks to my fighting spirit. The soul I put in my music.
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One of the side benefits of staying in the closet is you can have a much bigger career.
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I got a chance to work with Mel Brooks on two of his films: Silent Movie and High Anxiety.
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If you saw pictures of me as a kid, you'd laugh because I was always in football kit.
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I guess my main influences are Jesus, rock 'n' roll and ex-wives. In that order.
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Proust is a huge author for me.
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If you wanted to show a mirror to people that says, 'You've been drunk on money,' they're not going to want to see it. But if you reflected that mirror on another time they'd be willing to. People will need an explanation of where we are and where we've been, and 'The Great Gatsby' can provide that explanation.
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The war against terrorism is a war against those who engage in torture.
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Insults are the business of the court.
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I have a very musical family from my Scottish roots.
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The first principle of a civilized state is that the power is legitimate only when it is under contract.
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Shut up, be happy. Obey all orders without question. The happiness you have demanded is now mandatory.
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When you pray, God puts people in your life to lead you when you cannot lead yourself.
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It will always be important that people continue to push on the system from the outside. It will also be important that people make the changes that we know are necessary on the inside.
