John McWhorter Quotes
It would be good if teachers could genuinely understand that black English is not mistakes, it's just different English, and that what you want to do is add an additional dialect to black students' repertoire rather than teaching them out of what's thought of as a bad habit, like sloppy posture or chewing with your mouth open.John McWhorter
Quotes to Explore
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I'm profoundly lucky. I really like it. I really like my work. I've liked it since I was 5 years old.
Laura Linney -
After 'Sesame Street,' it's a hyper-familiar world to me and I have this childlike ability to ignore the fact that I'm talking to scraps of cloth. Every country I go to, I see posters promoting the film in different languages. 'Los Muppets' - I love that!
Feist -
I never thought that I would become a staple in the Australian cultural diet. The equivalent of bread or milk, or a fine old Tasmanian Mauve Vein. I think it's because I talk about things that people dare not mention. I don't mean raunchy things or unsavoury things. I call a spade a spade - I discuss things in a realistic manner.
Barry Humphries -
I like 'The Nightly Show.' People ask me what it is, and I say, 'If you're watching 'The Daily Show,' and it feels like it's getting a little darker, you're probably watching 'The Nightly Show.''
Larry Wilmore -
There are a lot of films that are drug dramas, and we didn't want to tell Scarface again.
Ted Demme -
I have a couple of gold teeth. I had braces for a year but I didn't wear the retainer.
J Mascis
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I don't think it is just in the world of politics. The lack of civility in society as a whole, some of it, I believe, is very much fueled by social media and frankly, it's fueled by the fact that journalism is not journalism any more.
Karen Handel -
If people hate me they hate me.
Uwe Boll -
It is fairly well-known what has been behind that climate change denial in America: vast sums pumped into an ignorance industry by the oil and gas lobbies.
Naomi Wolf -
I see the city as an organism, shaped through time by the little humans having habits and doing millions of stuff in and out of it.
Olivier Theyskens -
Cynicism is humor in ill health.
H. G. Wells -
I grew up on Don Knotts and Jerry Lewis and all the guys from Second City.
Harland Williams
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Paris ain't much of a town.
Babe Ruth -
All I did was ask for rights. I didn't attack anyone. I didn't harass anyone. I didn't oppose the system or the country or the authority. All I said is, 'Why can't I drive?'
Manal al-Sharif -
I think that all stereotypes sort of begin with truth. I think that the only problem is if that's the only place that you go.
Samira Wiley -
It's always good to be known. You want to build your brand up, want to build your name.
Zach LaVine -
With Facebook, you're not really allowed to be unhappy. Think about it: There's only a like button. Yes, you can be angry, but it's only lighthearted rage. On Reddit, perhaps because you can be anonymous, people are willing to be openly sad or angry. They are more honest.
Yishan Wong -
Well, put it like this, if you're not a kid, you're a wizard.
Ian Hart
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If it's going to be wrecked, I want to make sure I wreck it.
Kevin Costner -
My art gets called political, as opposed to my intending it to be political. I think that's something that happens with black artists or marginalized voices trying to speak truth. Because there are things in the status quo to speak out against, speaking out against them will inherently be political.
Jamila Woods -
Money spent on good-quality gear is always money well spent
Sayyid Tahir al-Hashimi -
My blog is an extension of my thinking. Why should I deform my thinking simply because I live under a government that espouses an ideology which I believe to be totally against humanity?
Ai Weiwei -
The reason you want to act is to continue to explore every different part of the human psyche.
Jesse Plemons -
It would be good if teachers could genuinely understand that black English is not mistakes, it's just different English, and that what you want to do is add an additional dialect to black students' repertoire rather than teaching them out of what's thought of as a bad habit, like sloppy posture or chewing with your mouth open.
John McWhorter