Michael Eric Dyson Quotes
The culture will not be able to persist in light of the rigid systems of its own innocence.
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Sometimes when I visit my sister and her two children, I wonder if she missed a lot by getting married. Right now, nothing could be further from my mind than getting married.
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A lot of the stuff about white-supremacist groups was very family-friendly: 'We just love our people.' One the surface, you go, 'Gee, what's wrong with loving your people?' But when you love your people to the exclusion of everything else that's remotely different, that's when you get into trouble.
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Over the years, humans have managed to incorporate nearly every element, light and weighty, common and obscure, into our daily lives. And given how small atoms are and how many of them there are all around us, it's almost certain that your body has at least brushed against an atom of every single natural element on the periodic table.
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Hip-hop is making a lot of noise. It should get some more spotlight.
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Don't be afraid in nature: one must be bold, at the risk of having been deceived and making mistakes.
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Anytime I'm involved with anything that's well-received, it's a surprise to me.
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I have a feeling we're not in Kansas anymore.
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Academic institutions in Britain have been infiltrated for years by dangerous theocratic fantasists. I should know: I was one of them.
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Mama is my chance to be a stand-up comedian. In my mind, it's my chance to be Chris Rock.
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In a way, architecture is about communication. That's an aspect of the discipline that is somewhat lacking, and there's definitely room for more progression into that area. I suppose that gives me a bit of a different edge. I'm also very, very used to doing a lot of exhaustive research and finding interesting information from different sources.
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A block chain is a series of blocks. Each block is a series of computations done by computers all over the world using serious cryptography in a way that's very hard to undo.
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The train system in India is chaotic and fun - it's the best way to see the landscape. Being in with all the families and also being the odd animal is a colourful experience you'll never forget.
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Passion is in all great searches and is necessary to all creative endeavors.
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I pity Americans for their very bad fruits. Your 'mango' is cucumber. The only thing I really miss about Egypt is mangoes.
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Trust me: I do hit the snooze button about 4 times.
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Books are as dark as what is available to teenagers through the media every day.
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I am always happy to use my song and dance training.
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An actress must be a woman whose emotional perceptions are true, and to make them so, she must have a fine contempt for any art or thought that betrays them for something false.
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I like to have fun, just stay relaxed.
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The cultural expectation should be if there's infidelity, the marriage is more important than fidelity.
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When the dimensional shift gets to a certain level, guess what? The illusion won't be able to remain stable anymore, and so people will simply wake up and remember who they are! That's going to happen to a certain group of people.
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The culture will not be able to persist in light of the rigid systems of its own innocence.
