Michael Eric Dyson Quotes
There are many Americans who regardless of the intelligence or the profound political persuasion of a figure will never vote for a black man. Not all of them are racists; some are skeptical, and some are suspicious.
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Where Negroes provide 20 percent of the vote, they should have 20 per cent of the jobs.
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I have never yet exercised the privilege of voting, but had I been called upon at the last presidential election to do so, I should most certainly have cast my vote for Mr. Clay.
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Together, often by unanimous vote, the council has worked quickly to get positive results.
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Republicans support opening the floodgates to special interest money and suppressing the right to vote. It's just plain wrong.
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If you ask the fish whether they'd rather have an oil spill or a season of fishing, I wouldn't be surprised if they'd vote for another blowout.
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It takes ground activity to stimulate that Black vote.
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No, you can't call your vote in. You have to be there on the floor to vote.
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You can ask anyone who knows me, I've never said a racist or prejudiced thing in my life.
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Once the Afghan people vote and they choose their President with direct, secret ballot from all over the country, there will be a lot of difference in this country and a lot of legitimate power to flow with implementation.
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Everyone in Hollywood thinks like a Republican fiscally by leaving town to shoot everything; they just don't vote that way.
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If you agree with me on 9 out of 12 issues, vote for me. If you agree with me on 12 out of 12 issues, see a psychiatrist.
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The only people that should vote should be legal.
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I don't vote for the guy I trust. I vote for the guy who trusts me the most.
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I never vote for anyone. I always vote against.
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You're not going to get a chance to vote for me on the ballot, but you can actually vote for what I believe in.
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I'm not a registered Republican or Democrat. I don't even vote.
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The kids get a vote. That's very important when it comes to raising kids. And always keep the bigger picture in mind.
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To the hard of hearing you shout, and for the almost blind you draw large and startling figures.
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If instead of a figure you put the shadow only of a person, you have found an original starting point, that strangeness of which you have calculated.
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Quiet people, people who aren't given to emotional outbursts, people who are economic with words - they're also fun to play, but you find yourself needing a laser precision in those roles. Otherwise you just sort of stand around, looking slightly brain-dead. You worry about being uninteresting.
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How beautiful are dreams! In dreams the dead may live, even the long dead and the very silent.
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The enemy," retorted Yossarian with weighted precision, "is anybody who's going to get you killed, no matter which side he's on, and that includes Colonel Cathcart. And don't you forget that, because the longer you remember it, the longer you might live.
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There are many Americans who regardless of the intelligence or the profound political persuasion of a figure will never vote for a black man. Not all of them are racists; some are skeptical, and some are suspicious.
