Fred Korematsu Quotes
I still remember, 40 years ago, when I was shackled and put in prison... Being an American citizen didn't mean a thing.
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If it weren't for the Internet, WWE probably wouldn't even know my name. If I had to rely on 'Pro Wrestling Illustrated' to get my name out there, it would have been a much more difficult road.
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Violin playing is a physical art with great traditions behind it.
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Life in California is beautiful.
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My dad and I would watch Ray Lewis a lot. His tenacity, and he was everywhere. I wanted that mindset, too.
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Expect the best. Prepare for the worst. Capitalize on what comes.
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We had particular policies in this country that resulted in the larger share of poverty that we have in African-American communities.
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Debate and divergence of views can only enrich our history and culture.
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I guess I crave stability.
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I look forward to a time when my career in a place where I can get out of Los Angeles and find a nice small town like I grew up in to raise my family.
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People are entitled to the presumption of innocence.
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Communism is not love. Communism is a hammer which we use to crush the enemy.
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I see that it is impossible to remember a long poem without practice and repetition; so is forgetfulness of the words of instruction engendered in the heart that has ceased to value them.
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It's great to play someone who's so unafraid of being who she is.
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I think democracy is on the decline in the West. Ruling parties are the same: neo-liberalism at home and wars abroad.
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It's strong to be vulnerable. To be able to communicate with other women is one of the most powerful things.
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I can never believe how much time and energy and money and talent and everything else is being poured into horrible ideas.
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To be under occupation, to be under siege, is not a good inspiration for poetry.
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I'm a very simple man. You've got to have, like, a computer nowadays to turn the TV on and off... and the nightmare continues.
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I'm really a cook. I used to be the opposite - I used to go out a lot - but now I primarily cook.
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In question-and-answer sessions after a reading or during an interview, I forget the question if I'm giving too long an answer. And at the end, I can't remember any of the questions. The more anxious I am about remembering, the more likely I am to forget.
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Living in that childish wonder is a most beautiful feeling – I can so well remember it. There was always something more – behind and beyond everything – to me, the golden spectacles were very, very big.
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Growing up as a kid in Detroit, way back, there was a movie station that would show old kinescope reproductions of old movies, and I remember seeing Bela Lugosi for the first time and being duly frightened out of my wits.
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I still remember, 40 years ago, when I was shackled and put in prison... Being an American citizen didn't mean a thing.
