Patrisse Cullors Quotes
I have never felt the grips of patriarchy and its need to erase black women and our labor... so strongly until the creation of Black Lives Matter.
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When I have people around, I'm a chatterbox. But when I'm alone, I never speak. I don't talk to myself; it's just not my schtick.
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I don't hurt or want for visibility, but people seem to forget pretty easily.
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There can be no great courage where there is no confidence or assurance, and half the battle is in the conviction that we can do what we undertake.
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I'm a fan of all these genres of music, everything from Mumford & Sons to Beach Boys to doo-wop music to reggae.
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We had a good time mucking about during 'Band of Brothers' when we were young and single.
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When we read fiction, we want to get outside of ourselves and are able to see from a perspective we haven't seen through before. That can be very powerful.
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Is it possible that there are no coincidences?
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It's always an honor to represent your country.
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I used to trip over my legs and get detention for my too-short shorts because none fit. I still trip, but now I like to show them off.
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People who matter are most aware that everyone else does too.
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It gets pretty boring when all you are is the support system for a male character.
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We are wedded to freedom of expression and shall do nothing to diminish that freedom.
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I'm under five feet; I'm very small, 4'11 1/2.
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I have to accept the fact that, no matter what I do, it's going to annoy someone.
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I love the crowds at festivals because they're so chilled out.
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I am a victim-oriented person. I like to see that the victims know that they have a voice.
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Like any group that has endured much, African Americans have created a strong and mutually reinforcing sense of group identity. That's not a bad thing in and of itself.
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I wrote Murder at the Windmill. And it was accepted and we made it and it was the first film I made with Danny Angel, well the only film I actually made... I made a lot of it at the Windmill itself.
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It's very important to know when you're in a pissing match. And it's very important to get out of it as quickly as possible.
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What's the difference in opening from scratch in Philly or opening from scratch in New York? The old out-of-town tryout circuit - taking the show pre-Broadway to cities like Boston, New Haven, Philadelphia, Washington - has sort of been replaced with the amount of workshops we do.
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I always say to women, 'Take advantage of the fact that you're in the minority, don't see it as a disadvantage. You're that much more unique when there's fewer of you.
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It is true that all men are created in the image of God, but Christians are supposed to be conscious of that fact, and being conscious of it should recognize the importance of living artistically, aesthetically, and creatively, as creative creatures of the Creator. If we have been created in the image of an Artist, then we should look for expressions of artistry, and be sensitive to beauty, responsive to what has been created for us
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I always crave to see more stories about and by people of color, particularly new work by young black writers.
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I have never felt the grips of patriarchy and its need to erase black women and our labor... so strongly until the creation of Black Lives Matter.
