W. Kamau Bell Quotes
The idea we have of prison is a scary place that also houses crazy people. And, to me, it was like, none of these guys were scary. They may have done things that are violent or scary, but these are not people that I feel nervous being around, and it feels like to me that we're wasting these men's lives in prison.
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But I think we need the international market.
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I'm attempting to put myself in a bottle that will one day wash up on the beach for my children.
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Only when he no longer knows what he is doing does the painter do good things.
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I don't intentionally go: 'Ooh, what is provocative,' and try to do that. I just do stuff, and people go: 'Ooh, that's provocative.'
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When I was a child, my father taught me to put up my fists like a boy and to be prepared to defend myself at all times.
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When women go to see men strip, we never accuse you of hating men.
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When I say things like "I want to build a machine that can be proud of me," that's not just a joke.
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The idea we have of prison is a scary place that also houses crazy people. And, to me, it was like, none of these guys were scary. They may have done things that are violent or scary, but these are not people that I feel nervous being around, and it feels like to me that we're wasting these men's lives in prison.
