Henry Louis Gates Quotes
My family and our neighbors and friends thought of Africa and its Africans as extensions of the stereotyped characters that we saw in movies and on television in films such as 'Tarzan' and in programs such as 'Ramar of the Jungle' and 'Sheena, Queen of the Jungle.'
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An alliance of civilisations can be our most powerful weapon in the fight against terror.
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It is my hope that I will be able to work with legislative leaders on both sides of the aisle and Gov. Hickenlooper to find a solution to fix our ailing pension system.
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Realizing full well that fine condition and confidence will not in themselves make a champion, it is my belief, however, that they are essential factors.
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When you've heard one bagpipe tune, you've heard them both.
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I know what it's like not to have food in the fridge or money to buy more.
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It's something that I do every year - every Ramadan to be exact - taking an 18-hour flight back home to Malaysia from Los Angeles. I'm born and raised in Malaysia, and Ramadan and Eid has always been my favorite time of the year.
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To the soldier, luck is merely another word for skill.
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I don't want to live in a nanny state where people are telling me where I can go and what I can do.
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Coaching in the NBA is not easy. It's like a nervous breakdown with a paycheck.
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American policies toward Asians reached a nadir in 1924, with the implementation of a law that sought 'to preserve the idea of American homogeneity' and denied admission to the country to most non-whites. Immigration from Asia was banned completely, with the establishment of an 'Asiatic Barred Zone.'
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Golf was my vehicle to competition, and I can't play if I can't compete.
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It has been a motto of mine my whole life - just be yourself.
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I failed chemistry. I almost failed algebra.
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I had had a continuing smoldering fury about the treatment of Jews in Germany.
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I always follow the same idea: Start small and disrupt to create something big.
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Love is a kind of warfare.
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You are probably right when you say that I could get a role in any producer's film if I just asked.
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'Elizabethtown' was a movie made for all the right reasons, and people who connect with the movie really connect to it. It's not the biggest group of people ever, but I still really believe in 'Elizabethtown.' It wasn't, like, a savage blow.
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Today, I'm very careful not to mention very specific locations when I write or give captions.
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As for T.B. Joshua, I am a descendant of my family in Arigidi-Akoko in Ondo State, Nigeria - but as for the divine nature, the power of God affects my life to give peace to people, deliverance to people, and healing to people.
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One thing I love about the Grammys is that they love to recognize old, risky music.
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I think sleep is just the most important thing. I think most New Yorkers, especially, don't get enough sleep.
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All thinking men are atheists.
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My family and our neighbors and friends thought of Africa and its Africans as extensions of the stereotyped characters that we saw in movies and on television in films such as 'Tarzan' and in programs such as 'Ramar of the Jungle' and 'Sheena, Queen of the Jungle.'
