DeRay Mckesson Quotes
I think my imagination about jobs was pretty limited. There were so few jobs that I actually saw people who looked like me in, that I imagined myself in, that I think I just stopped imagining.
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The Prophet defeated the enemies of Islam even when he and his followers were small in number.
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A lot of people said I was a rebel. I wasn't.
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Bogart could have been color blind. He got to know a man before he decided if he liked him or not.
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Sometimes I think we're alone. Sometimes I think we're not. In either case, the thought is staggering.
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Someone told me, 'When you go see Pearl Jam, it's going to be a spiritual experience,' and it was. It was my first time seeing them live, and I've been a lifelong fan. Eddie Vedder's voice is a million times better live, and I couldn't believe the passion he put into every single song.
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If you really want something, it's nerve-racking, but at the same time, I try not to stress myself out about it too much because there are also so many arbitrary things that go into being cast for something - you know, like the color of your eyes, all these things that are kind of out of my control.
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The very idea of carrying my memory into eternity devastated me, and I took refuge in atheism.
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The thing about tennis is if you stay off for two weeks, or just for three days, you can lose your rhythm quickly. So it's just a question of constant diligence and vigilance.
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Children should neither be seen or heard from - ever again.
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Circumstances are the rulers of the weak; they are but the instruments of the wise.
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Capitalism is about adventurers who get harmed by their mistakes, not people who harm others with their mistakes.
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When we say a show is successful, it's because, relative to the investment, it's successful, relative to how else we would have spent that money on licensing something else, does this creation - did it attract the audience that it was built for.
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I used to hate any batsman who would not get out in my deliveries.
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You will find in me a loyal head of state who is ready listen and understand, warn and advise as well as to defend the public interest at all times.
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We need to change America's image round the world. America has lost some lustre in terms of how folks aspire to be like us.
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The importance of satire is bringing more people to the table. There are a lot of average citizens who aren't interested in politics and would be more interested if it's brought to them in a comedic, funny, satirical way.
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Working on 'Girls' opened up a lot of opportunity for me. It's like a dream job. It's a dream.
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One of the main lessons I have learned the last five years as Secretary-General is that the United Nations cannot function properly without the support of the business community and civil society. We need to have tripartite support - the governments, the business communities and the civil society.
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Reaching a general understanding that sustainability is the ultimate issue will finally bring us face-to-face with the political challenge of forging a sustainable society during the next few decades. It is a challenge we can meet if we have the leadership and the political will to do so.
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The whole thing is insane, ... Kelly loves Hilary. Hopefully we can all just get along.
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It is still a surprise when people tell me that I've had an influence on them, particularly when it's someone I really respect.
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You get to an age when you lose people close to you.
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The South: What is this place? What's different about it? Is it different anymore? Good questions. Old ones, too. People have been asking them for decades. Some of us even make our living by asking them, but we still don't agree about the answers.
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I think my imagination about jobs was pretty limited. There were so few jobs that I actually saw people who looked like me in, that I imagined myself in, that I think I just stopped imagining.
