DeRay Mckesson Quotes
A lot of organizers are trying to figure out how do we create entrances for people so they can be involved in the work in a way that makes them feel is aligned to the things they're interested in and not the things the organizer is interested in?DeRay Mckesson
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Nothing graces the Christian soul so much as mercy; mercy as shown chiefly towards the poor, that thou mayest treat them as sharers in common with thee in the produce of nature, which brings forth the fruits of the earth for use to all.
Saint Ambrose -
It's really important to me that my sound is a combination of beats and melody. I love hearing strong, confident beats in music because I love to dance. At the same time, melody is really important to me because I love singing.
Manika -
If past history was all there was to the game, the richest people would be librarians.
Warren Buffett -
There's such a preoccupation with liquidity and such an unwillingness to invest beyond the horizon of the next quarter and making sure that the CEOs hit their quarterly earnings.
Edmund Phelps -
I found one had to do some work every day, even at midnight, because either you're professional or you're not.
Barbara Hepworth -
There's no biography so interesting as the one in which the biographer is present.
Orson Welles
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I am a very loyal man and always keep my promises when I commit to something.
Sam Heughan -
Vice is a creature of such hideous mien... that the more you see it the better you like it.
Finley Peter Dunne -
Only the consciousness of a purpose that is mightier than any man and worthy of all men can fortify and inspirit and compose the souls of men.
Walter Lippmann -
I get mad quick and and go off at the handle quick.
Ja Rule -
I'm English, and I started off as a songwriter, so I can't really escape that - it's there.
Damon Albarn Gorillaz -
I'm not really one of those people who believes that if you're a musician you can just leave that behind and start getting into politics.
Damon Albarn Blur
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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.
Barack Obama -
In the early '90s, I was hired to write educational dramas about HIV and AIDS in the shantytowns. I did that for two and a half years, and then I was hired on other films. When 'Tsotsi' presented itself, I thought, 'This is not a world I grew up in, but I've spent a great deal of time writing about it and researching it in my past.'
Gavin Hood -
Everything you'll ever need to know is within you; the secrets of the universe are imprinted on the cells of your body.
Dan Millman -
Don't try to dress like me or wear your hair like mine. Find your own style.
Salma Hayek -
My father always says that heroism is in the Pashtun DNA.
Malala Yousafzai -
It's some weird idea to think that you've always got to say everything is great and perfect.
Valerie Plame
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Dear London, British fashion is a serious business. The British fashion industry is worth £21bn to the U.K. economy and employs 819,000 people across the country. With your help, we would like to see these numbers rise for the good of our industry, our talented designers, and our reputation worldwide.
Natalie Massenet -
Well, softness and femininity like yours people don't expect of me; so when they find me emotional and capable of real vulnerability, they're surprised.
Faye Dunaway -
One thing you have to realize is that cancer is not something you necessarily cure, but you want to just take care of yourself and extend your life as long as you can.
Joe Torre -
A lot of organizers are trying to figure out how do we create entrances for people so they can be involved in the work in a way that makes them feel is aligned to the things they're interested in and not the things the organizer is interested in?
DeRay Mckesson