Henry Louis Gates Quotes
We can revolutionize the attitude of inner city brown and black kids to learning. We need a civil rights movement within the African-American community.
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As far as religion goes, I feel like everyone should have their own one-on-one with God.
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So, you know, parenting is a very intimate and amazing experience and one of the best experiences of my life.
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Women dress very much according to their moods, so when you see their shoes, it really shows you the character and what they want to show to the world, and what they are feeling at that time.
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When I was right out of college, I felt competitive with some of the guys in my class over career stuff.
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Your private life is really very important for you. You know, all of us, you know.
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You don't boo at a Kemp rally. You boo at football games.
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Let us not forget that the greatest composers were also the greatest thieves. They stole from everyone and everywhere.
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Islam was hijacked on that September 11, 2001, on that plane, as an innocent victim.
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When I went into the Montreal Games, nobody expected much out of me.
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As Governor, I've worked to solve problems the New Hampshire way - bringing together Democrats, Republicans and Independents to help hard-working Granite Staters adapt to our changing economy so that everyone has the opportunity to get ahead and stay ahead.
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I don't sit under the tattoo gun unless I'm sold on it completely and it will define me as a person.
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I am a victim-oriented person. I like to see that the victims know that they have a voice.
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I was raised a Christian. I'd like to think I have Christian values. I don't attend church.
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I saw that nothing was permanent. You don't want to possess anything that is dear to you because you might lose it.
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There have been so many great moments in golf that you even forget some of them.
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Once boys' and men's challenges are clear, the question 'why now' quickly becomes 'why didn't we see this sooner?' The answer? Virtually every society that survived did so by socializing its sons to be disposable.
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I believe that history has shape, order, and meaning; that exceptional men, as much as economic forces, produce change; and that passe abstractions like beauty, nobility, and greatness have a shifting but continuing validity.
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I think I present an overwhelming case that these five justices were up to no good, and they deliberately set out to hand the election to George Bush.
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Always work hard, be honest, and be proud of who you are.
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The pain of powerlessness is excruciating. It is the most painful experience in the earth school, and everyone shares it.
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Nothing is lost, nothing is created, everything is transformed.
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I feel most people’s sexuality is enormously complicated. That’s what it means to be human. Wouldn’t it be great if we honored that complexity rather than turn it into gossip or ridicule? Wouldn’t it be great if we accepted sexual diversity, in ourselves and others, without condemning it?
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Of course I know our economic growth can't match our population growth so of course I know we'll all get poorer until we get that number down - don't tell me, tell the other idiots!
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We can revolutionize the attitude of inner city brown and black kids to learning. We need a civil rights movement within the African-American community.
