Patrisse Cullors Quotes
I think publicly declaring that mistakes are a part of how we grow and how we heal is absolutely necessary.
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I was just mind-blown to find that New Orleans is just so much more fun and interesting than I had ever thought.
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The 'Islam vs. the West' dialogue ceased to be about real people a long time ago.
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Helping people boost themselves out of poverty is the best way to make a lasting positive difference in a person's life.
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I love Vegas. It's like going to Disneyland.
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It's so important to me to do the washing, do the Hoovering. I don't ever want to lose contact with that.
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I don't ever want to do stuff just for the sake of it.
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There are days when I still want to be able to do what I want when I want, but there's also something wonderful about being secure.
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If you so choose, every mistake can lead to greater understanding and effectiveness. If you so choose, every frustration can help you to be more patient and more persistent.
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I work as if I were going to be the next person to need a respirator. I share in the benefits I bestow on others, and my work has enriched my life.
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I don't understand that, because I think that what people like most about the show is that they recognize themselves in the characters and their problems, so the more believable the family is, the more we can draw the audience in.
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To those who would divide us or drive us to the extremes of either political party, I remind you that Maryland has been called 'a state of middle temperament.' Our politics need that middle temperament as well.
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Tests that sugar-coat the truth only set up our kids to fail in worse ways down the road.
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Generally, it is human endeavour to have young people lead, and you see that in public life in the U.S. and everywhere.
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My family is from the South, and I can remember all those ladies I grew up with, like my great-aunts, who had handkerchiefs. There's something sweet about them.
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I'm always cracking up when I hear what people think I should be doing.
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I liked the more sophisticated urban style of blues like Ray Charles and B. B. King, Bobby Blue Bland, Lou Rawls; people like that with more of a tendency toward jazz.
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My ambition is to do a good job. I never plan anything.
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Solitude is better than the society of evil persons.
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I know why most people never get rich. They put the money ahead of the job. If you just think of the job, the money will automatically follow. This never fails.
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Why do terrorist attacks that kill a handful of Europeans command infinitely more American attention than do terrorist attacks that kill far larger numbers of Arabs? A terrorist attack that kills citizens of France or Belgium elicits from the United States heartfelt expressions of sympathy and solidarity. A terrorist attack that kills Egyptians or Iraqis elicits shrugs. Why the difference? To what extent does race provide the answer to that question?
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It never mattered to me that people in school didn't think that country music was cool, and they made fun of me for it - though it did matter to me that I was not wearing the clothes that everybody was wearing at that moment. But at some point, I was just like, 'I like wearing sundresses and cowboy boots.'
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'Faking It' was hard for me to let go of because I knew how many kids it helped.
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I think publicly declaring that mistakes are a part of how we grow and how we heal is absolutely necessary.
