Patrisse Cullors Quotes
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The joining of the whole congregation in prayer has something exceedingly solemn and affecting in it.
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Biggie was a lyrical genius: he was a musical painter with words. As he rapped, you would see the picture come to life as you heard his story. You hear a lot of rappers rap; you hear a lot of singers sing, but you don't see the movie in your head the way you do when you hear Biggie rap.
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We are so blessed to be here in America. We have freedom and opportunity unlike anywhere else in the world.
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You have to keep listening and thinking and being critical and self-critical. Remember General Nivelle, in the First World War, at Verdun? He said he had the solution and then destroyed the French Army until it mutinied.
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I think that life in Israel is sometimes bigger than the movies.
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A rusty nail placed near a faithful compass, will sway it from the truth, and wreck the argosy.
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My father's peripatetic career also gave me critical perspective when it came to my own career choices.
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Drama happens in big cricket matches. But also in small cricket matches.
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I'm getting rid of this idea that you want people to like you. I'm making decisions on what feels right to me. To act in a more carnal way. That's my challenge.
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I guess HBO did a giant 'War in the Pacific' mini-series that cost, like, a fortune, and there was a little moment where they literally had no money. And even though the show had become kind of a cult hit, there was an issue of whether they could actually afford to do it.
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What I love about the East End is that there's a great perseverance, determination and courage. What I dislike about it is that there is sometimes a celebration of ignorance.
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I never said, 'I wouldn't help a cricketer if he approaches me.'
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Reason is mechanical, wit chemical, and genius organic spirit.
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Writing a book, you can only get stopped by yourself.
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When I first started, especially because I got the Critics' Choice before I'd released an album, there was a lot of scrutiny on what my character was, what my background was, what colour my hair was. I fought quite hard for the music to overtake the personality aspect.
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I was approached to do something for seven years, and it was a quality project. I did seriously think about it, but I didn't want to be away for six months of the year. I've never done the L.A. thing where you go and have loads of meetings; I can't say to my wife, 'I'm going to wait by a pool for six months.'
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So, like a forgotten fire, a childhood can always flare up again within us.
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I'm not good at multi-tasking.
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It was a constraint; he makes of it his mission
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September 11 either made me love this country or it made me realize how much I already did. I think it's the latter. Seeing "Fahrenheit 9/11" made me think deeply about love of country - how it molds us, drives and emboldens us and how it can sometimes make us so angry, we want to shout out to the world: 'No, this is wrong.'
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For members of the Democratic Party, and progressives all over the world, it is difficult to overstate or hyperbolize the despair and dread that has descended upon them in the wake of President-elect Donald Trump.
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I remember the time I was kidnapped and they sent a piece of my finger to my father. He said he wanted more proof.
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I was working in theater, so I didn't get to go to my prom.
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Under Trump, black lives will become even more vulnerable to state violence.
