John Henrik Clarke Quotes
The role of religions in the domination and destruction of African civilizations was ruthless... Islam was as guilty as all the rest.
Quotes to Explore
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Patience was not something that came naturally to me, but in cooking it is the quintessential skill.
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I never really like to skate in an empty ice rink; I always need the attention of an audience.
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I think people appreciate honesty.
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I have a personal ambition to live my life honestly and honor the true love that I've had and also the people I've had around me.
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I would never date a celebrity. I would want someone with real skills. Doctor, nurse, electrician... tailor.
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The claim made by Team Obama that every dollar in stimulus translates into a dollar-and-a-half in growth is economic fiction. The costs of stimulus reduce future growth. No country has ever spent itself to prosperity. The price of stimulus has to be paid sometime.
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It's easy to get distracted by the vaudevillian aspects of the healthcare debate.
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It's pretty far, but it doesn't seem like it.
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I'm not angry, I'm not an angry person, but I do sometimes like playing with the perception of anger, as in pretending that I'm more angry than I actually am, and sometimes it works quite well.
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I have written 20 books, and each one is like having a baby. Writing is not easy; some people want to write books but just can't put a story together. I can put together a story that interests both me and my readers.
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I was really influenced by Joan Didion and Pauline Kael; they were both at the height of their influence when I was coming into my own as a reader.
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It's so fascinating to think about how each snowflake is completely individual - there are millions and millions of them, but each one is so unique.
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The promotion of family continuity and stability is a legitimate state interest.
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We need to get the corporate money out of the political system and return democracy to the people.
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The combination of the CGI, 3-D, and sound effects, it's just impossible to separate them. It gives you a more immersive experience, and I prefer that.
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One Hundred Year Starship really is about the idea that is we pursue an extraordinary tomorrow; we'll build a better world today.
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I think that souls agree to come in and do what they're going to do and then leave when they're going to leave. So there's nothing tragic when a soul leaves. I think it was already preordained.
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Books are the carriers of civilization. Without books, history is silent, literature dumb, science crippled, thought and speculation at a standstill.
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My family is from a tiny town in Alabama. So all I wanted to do was get out of this town.
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Books are not like albums, where you can simply download and enjoy your favorite chapter and ignore the rest.
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I joined the Royal Ballet School when I was 13. Before then, I'd done ballet twice a week after school. The rest of my class had started aged 11, so I'd missed two years and was really far behind.
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I like to be a little different. I like details. Whatever I wear, I always have a say.
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To learn to read is to light a fire; every syllable that is spelled out is a spark.
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The role of religions in the domination and destruction of African civilizations was ruthless... Islam was as guilty as all the rest.
