Stokely Carmichael (Kwame Ture) Quotes
I maintain that every civil rights bill in this country was passed for white people, not for black people.

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I grew up being a dancer, so I was always doing some sort of dance number, like the Tornado in 'The Wiz.'
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We as children went up the mountain to find feed for livestock, like goats, cows and horses, and because in the winter time we would light the fire in the house, we would climb the mountain to collect firewood as well. Because of that, I suppose I became used to climbing mountains.
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We have much to be judged on when he comes, slums and battlefields and insane asylums, but these are the symptoms of our illness and the result of our failures in love.
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Any pitcher who might throw at me should know I'm not giving up my day job or trying to get anyone else's job. I just can't think of anything cooler than being one of the boys of summer!
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I wish I wasn't so in love, wasn't so interested, in the Internet. I wish I spent less time online and more time outside and in my head. Writing requires solitude and deep, deep daydreaming, and the Internet just kills that - its lure is toward the external; it asks you to flit from place to place.
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As a college student, I worked as a mentor, and that got me involved in working with young people long before I became a foster parent.
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I connect with kids easily. They bring out the maternal side in me.
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Marxism conceives of the new system of socialism as the necessary outcome of all previous history made possible and necessary only by that previous history.
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I was trained in classical piano, but it kind of dawned on me that classical pianists compete for six job openings a year, and the rest of us get to play 'Blue Moon' in a hotel lobby.
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Every market has some rules and boundaries that restrict freedom of choice. A market looks free only because we so unconditionally accept its underlying restrictions that we fail to see them.
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Every action is seen to fall into one of three main categories, guarding, hitting, or moving. Here, then, are the elements of combat, whether in war or pugilism.
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I originally passed on 'Girls' because I thought TV was evil.
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Let us heed the voice of the people and recognize their common sense. If we do not, we not only blaspheme our political heritage, we ignore the common ties that bind all Americans.
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I am for poetry that is admired by peasant and aristocrat alike.
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When your protagonist bores you, you're in trouble.
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My husband was working as principal of an urban transformation high school - the kind of public charter school determined to do whatever it takes to give its mostly minority, low-income student body the education they need and deserve to be successful in life.
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I felt the pressure of imagination against the doors of my mind was so great that they were going to burst.
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I've got to tell you, I'm not really a tie man. I'll wear a tie if I have to: If I'm standing in the dock and it looks like I'm facing 20 years, then I'll definitely wear the tie!
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I always try to be optimistic, but not to the point where I'm getting on people's nerves.
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We learn martial arts as helping weakness. You never fight for people to get hurt. You're always helping people.
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There are moments to indulge and enjoy, but I always know when it's time to go home and wash my knickers.
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Mrs. White, in my opinion, made false statements. She misused what she claimed was the prophetic gift she had.
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What we do is entertainment. We entertain people. Sometimes we inspire people, but sometimes we are just a way to fill their time.
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I maintain that every civil rights bill in this country was passed for white people, not for black people.