DeRay Mckesson Quotes
I think that I, because of student government and because of working in Baltimore, knew how to be creative with very little resources.
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I want a future where my children feel safe and appreciated and proud to be who they are. My heart is one with all the Arab Spring heroes, no matter how small they think their role is. I know they believe, like me, that we are working for a world whereby an Arab can live with the other in a respectful and dignified way.
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The art of healing comes from nature, not from the physician. Therefore the physician must start from nature, with an open mind.
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I began to study martial arts because it was a great form of exercise, and I knew it would help my acting career. Martial arts reminded me of dancing. It has helped me learn fight sequences quicker.
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I can't see myself just endlessly singing the same songs over and over again.
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The truth is women use contraception not only as a way to prevent unintended pregnancies, but also to improve their health and the health of their families. Increased access to contraception is directly linked to declines in maternal and infant mortality.
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When I take on a design project, I have to jet from the bookstore to the hardware shop to the lamp store and back again just to collect a small portion of the many items I need to fill a home. But, when you hit the flea market, they're all right there. From booth to booth, you have the bases covered.
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I think it's good politics to beat up on big companies and rich people.
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All we had aboard the ship that morning was one Annapolis graduate and three reserves.
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India needs to sustain its high growth rate.
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If you're the Olympic champion then they have to wait four more years to get you again.
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We midwives and physicians have a lot to teach each other.
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No employer today is independent of those about him. He cannot succeed alone, no matter how great his ability or capital. Business today is more than ever a question of cooperation.
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The road system that we've come to depend on, the road system that we built our wealth on and our power on, is falling apart.
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Mutations can arise anywhere in the genome, in gene DNA and noncoding DNA alike. But mutations to genes have bigger consequences: They can disable proteins and kill a creature.
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Poetry had great powers over me from my childhood, and today the poems live in my memory which I read at the age of 7 or 8 years and which drove me to desperate attempts at imitation.
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Nobody likes, you know, the ugly parts of politics.
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I love playing these characters that are crazy tough, though. Because I am not in real life. Not at all.
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I am excited when I get a movie and I get to move somewhere for a certain amount of time. But I am a Cali girl.
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I believe in community policing.
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I personally think President [Hosni] Mubarak, who's done a lot for Egypt, should acknowledge that his time has come and step down right away.
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I like them all - I don't always approve. I see myself as a sort of benevolent uncle to these characters, and I can see why they do what they do; sometimes they make some mistakes, but at heart I think they're decent.
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Self-reflection is so healthy. Journaling works for me - when I record the details of what I'm going through, whether it's a relationship issue or negative thoughts, I can look back and see how far I've come. It makes me proud to see my progress and how I got through a bad situation.
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I think that I, because of student government and because of working in Baltimore, knew how to be creative with very little resources.
