Henry Louis Gates Quotes

For as long as I can remember, I have been passionately intrigued by 'Africa,' by the word itself, by its flora and fauna, its topographical diversity and grandeur; but above all else, by the sheer variety of the colors of its people, from tan and sepia to jet and ebony.

Henry Louis Gates

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Of course, as consumers, we want cheap and good products; however, if these production processes are exceeding wastewater discharge standards and even causing heavy metal pollution, they will cause long-lasting damage to the ecological environment and public health.

Ma Jun
- Good
- Long
- Health
America believes what's good for us is good for the world. It's very difficult to understand that that's not necessarily true.

Walter Dean Myers
- World
- Good
- America
My gut feeling about sequels is that they should be premeditated: You should try to write a trilogy first or at least sketch out a trilogy if you have any faith in your film.

Vin Diesel
- You
- Feeling
- Faith
I was lucky enough to occasionally break out of that racist situation that prevails in the Hollywood film production community. But it was racist then and it will always be that way. It will never be otherwise.

J. J. Johnson
- Community
- Never
- Lucky
When people hear good music, it makes them homesick for something they never had, and never will have.

E. W. Howe
- People
- Good
- Music
Criminals are never very amusing. It's because they're failures. Those who make real money aren't counted as criminals. This is a class distinction, not an ethical problem.

Orson Welles
- Real
- Money
- Problem