Henry Louis Gates Quotes
People don't realize what a brilliant politician Lincoln was. Looking back, we want to ascribe a level of providence to his every decision but he was a cunning and calculating politician; from the cultivation of his image as a hayseed from Illinois, to his ability to keep this country together under dire circumstances.
Henry Louis Gates
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Most interviewers are looking for a headline. They're not skilled. They're looking for shock value.
Ice T
If we had this back, and in full measure; if society were infused by it, through and through, and men lived its life, and in its life, philosophy would take care of itself and the nature of our institutions would not matter.
Ralph Adams Cram
Imagine: in the medieval ages, there was no evidence of how the history of mankind has been affected by witchcraft. But there is significant factual history of how brutality and sadism of mankind have been displayed in the most obscene manner in the name of witch-hunt.
Kangana Ranaut
By the time I was ten, everyone knew I wanted to be a producer. I was a very precocious little boy.
Cameron Mackintosh
London, from the architecture to the culture to the fashion to the accents, feels like it's a special place.
G-Eazy
But whatever the ramifications, whatever turns the path takes, the beginning is always there, in a particular moment, a particular point of access.
Barry Unsworth
A lot of people do come here for lobster. My four brothers, they all lobster . . . along with my dad, my two nephews, my grandson and a couple of friends.
Ann Miller
I am ashamed of my emptiness," said the Word to the Work. "I know how poor I am when I see you," said the Work to the Word.
Rabindranath Tagore
When the soul looks out of its body, it should see only beauty in its path. These are the sights we must hold in mind, in order to move to a higher place.
Yusef Lateef
When it comes time to write the book itself I'll shut the lights out, picture the scene I'm about to write then close my eyes and go at it. Yes, I can touch type.
Jeffery Deaver
People don't realize what a brilliant politician Lincoln was. Looking back, we want to ascribe a level of providence to his every decision but he was a cunning and calculating politician; from the cultivation of his image as a hayseed from Illinois, to his ability to keep this country together under dire circumstances.
Henry Louis Gates