Shirley Chisholm (Shirley Anita Chisholm) Quotes
Racism is so universal in this country, so widespread and deepseated, that it is invisible because it is so normal.
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All I came to Los Angeles with was a dream. No one from my family ever left Ohio.
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What happened was I saw this ad for a yogurt plant for sale. It was in my junk mail pile, and I threw it into the garbage can. And then about half an hour later, with the dirt on it, I picked it up from the garbage can, and I called out of curiosity.
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I still consider myself a working-class girl and would send my kids to public school.
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If you have more money than your lifestyle, then you can either do something stupid or smart. That's not much of a choice. That's like saying, 'You are on the roof. you can either take the elevator, or you can jump.' That's not a choice.
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I have a pair of Rodarte leggings. They're crazy, but I wore them for one day, and then by the end of the day they weren't tearing, but they were getting a little loose.
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My schedule is so crazy.
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What is history? An echo of the past in the future; a reflex from the future on the past.
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If it's really beautiful weather, sometimes I might take a helicopter out. I got my license in 1999.
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To get away from poverty, you need several things at the same time: school, health, and infrastructure - those are the public investments. And on the other side, you need market opportunities, information, employment, and human rights.
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I don't accept any money, free products, or anything else of value from the companies whose products I cover or from their public relations or advertising agencies.
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The best part about the movie, and everybody seems to rave about it, is the boot camp part.
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The greatest delight which the fields and woods minister is the suggestion of an occult relation.
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I'm a horrible golfer.
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My features are completely ethnic.
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The second, and I think this is the much more overt and I think it is the main cause, I have been increasingly demonstrating or trying to demonstrate that every possible stance a critic, a scholar, a teacher can take towards a poem is itself inevitably and necessarily poetic.
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It doesn't bother me because I can tell everyone to kiss off.
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I came out even with all the struggles I endured on Rikers Island.
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Whenever I release a record, it's my record. It's not a selfish thought. I may work all year 'round for other people. So, finally, when I come out with my own album, it should be me with the creative help of other musicians.
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So many people say you have to remember to grab hold of your bride or groom and spend time with them. I think if we had done a traditional wedding, we would have been doing it for everyone else, but this was about the two of us.
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Athletics and physical activity are important parts of youth development, in my experience and view.
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My little brother can play the guitar; he can sing. He was a worship leader at his church. Me, no talent.
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A healthy friendship is one where you share your true feelings without fearing the end of the relationship. It's also one where you sometimes have to let things that bug you slide. The tough moments will make you wiser about yourself and each other. They will also make you stronger and closer as friends.
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My grandmother taught me the seasonality of food. She lived with the rhythms of nature. That's the way we should live. Why do we need raspberries in January flown from Chile?
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Racism is so universal in this country, so widespread and deepseated, that it is invisible because it is so normal.
