Henry Louis Gates Quotes
Very few Black people ever embraced back to Africa movements, and very few actually, a tiny number actually went back to Africa. They said, "We are going to make America live up to the ideals of the Declaration of Independence and the Constitution of the United States." They produced one of the world's great cultures; they produced individuals who were just as brilliant and made contributions to the world civilization. In fact, they produced a world-class civilization, the African American civilization, in music, in dance, in oratory, in religion, in writing.
Henry Louis Gates
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People may not know this about me, but I've always loved cooking. My favorite thing to cook is my mom's spicy spaghetti.
Becky G
People ask me whether I see 'Star Wars' as a comedy or a tragedy, but it's really neither - it's partly a history, like 'Henry V,' and partly a fantasy, like 'The Tempest.'
Ian Doescher
I think the essence of romantic love for women is being the special one, and that's an absolutely terrible trap. If the lover treats certain other people badly, you will be treated that badly, too.
Andrea Dworkin
Making labor less expensive helps firms hire people.
Christina Romer
People say, 'Gee, you do a lot of mafia movies.' I think I've done two, out of 60.
James Caan
People tell me I look mournful. They say, 'Cheer up, Dan, it's not that bad!' Sometimes I just look into space, which freaks people out. If I was ever required to do anything other than look haunted, I could. I'm a happy person.
Daniel Radcliffe
It's so important to me that I feel like I'm doing something that's never been done before, whether that's in the show, or I'm writing a song. I can exist in this little box here, but I have to do something new with it.
Rivers Cuomo
Weezer
Sometimes I ask myself if writing novels is even respectable.
Lorrie Moore
I went to see the film with a regular audience for the first time on Sunday, and was basically swamped.
Verne Troyer
Every day's a blessing, right? It's all in your control.
Martin Starr
I don't think that one day really relates to the next day in life.
Neil Young
Buffalo Springfield
Very few Black people ever embraced back to Africa movements, and very few actually, a tiny number actually went back to Africa. They said, "We are going to make America live up to the ideals of the Declaration of Independence and the Constitution of the United States." They produced one of the world's great cultures; they produced individuals who were just as brilliant and made contributions to the world civilization. In fact, they produced a world-class civilization, the African American civilization, in music, in dance, in oratory, in religion, in writing.
Henry Louis Gates