John Henrik Clarke Quotes
There was a time when all dark-skinned people were called Ethiopians, for the Greeks referred to Africa as, 'The Land Of The Burnt-Face People.'
John Henrik Clarke
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You have to respect your audience. Without them, you're essentially standing alone, singing to yourself.
K. D. Lang
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Work is so much fun that it doesn't really seem like downtime when I'm not. But cooking, spending time with my family, friends and dog are what I'm usually doing when I'm not working on something.
Bailee Madison
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I went from being a jock to a hippie. It was a very clear-cut decision. I had to be one or the other. I had to forsake that other aspect of myself. Or thought that I had to, which is regrettable. Quickly, I was back in the pine trees with the hippies, listening to my Jimi Hendrix and my Janis Joplin and turning on, tuning in, and dropping out.
J. K. Simmons
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Democracy is not about one party dominating.
Ed Townsend
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I guess my main influences are Jesus, rock 'n' roll and ex-wives. In that order.
Sam Kinison
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I do comedy to give people an ephemeral escape from the tragedy that permeates everyday life.
T. J. Miller
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I was always interested in film, but I never knew how to go about becoming a filmmaker.
Sam Taylor-Johnson
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Take back control of huge sums of money, 350 million pounds a week, and spend it on our priorities such as the NHS.
Boris Johnson
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This is the key thing that has always been misunderstood about me. All this fucking crap they said I did ... I only did it because I believed I was playing the actual music that was appropriate and good to reflect that time and place. ... Frankly, I've always felt I was completely innocent.
Iggy Pop
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I'm a mom, a full-time mom when I'm not taping. I do the carpool thing, and bake the cookies, and do the homework.
Vanna White
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A lot of senior artists say that they support women, but they have a machine of people behind them telling them to be that way. l don't think it's always true and genuine.
Bibi Bourelly
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There was a time when all dark-skinned people were called Ethiopians, for the Greeks referred to Africa as, 'The Land Of The Burnt-Face People.'
John Henrik Clarke