Michael Eric Dyson Quotes
No other group has internalized its self-hatred as much as blacks have. It would be difficult to find other groups who behave similarly in that their most esteemed members berate its poorest members.
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I am completely in favour of dialogue and engagement. But it must be a true, open dialogue.
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I love to look back, but I don't want my music to be nostalgic. I want it to have the same vibrancy that the music I love had when it came out. I'm trying to get that electricity.
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If I give five flops, I won't get a job. You have to perform at the box office when you are at the top. No one is running a charity here. People are putting huge amounts of money to make movies, and they want the films to be successful. They have invested money in you, so it is your duty to make sure the film does well.
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One of the pleasures of getting older and making a living the way you want to is that your social circle becomes rarified, and the people who enter have been vetted.
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Let me tell you, my career went from zero to 900. Its hard keeping up with that pace, but I wouldn't trade it for anything else in the world.
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The cultural expectation should be if there's infidelity, the marriage is more important than fidelity.
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The great lesson my mother and father gave me was almost invisible. It was a strong sense of being rooted.
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If you do like what you do, you're cooperating and sharing.
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I wanted to try marathon running, but something always came up: I had a baby and a C-section or I got injured or I just didn't think I could run that far.
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I wrote my first book when I was in my late thirties.
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I speak for all Malaysians in expressing my admiration for the Queen and the grace, poise and selflessness with which she has carried out her duties during her long reign. She represents the very best of British traits: dignity, resilience and hard work.
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The education ministry files suit every time there is a case of identity fraud.
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Most writers tend to get worse rather than better. I'm determined to be one that gets better.
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I was always told from the hat-makers that you should have your hair up because it shows the hat more. It feels more 'done' when your hair is up.
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I really do believe that inner beauty is so much more than any kind of outer beauty.
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I don't miss politics.
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When I was in high school, I read all of Neil Simon's plays.
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He's protected the football, which is very important. I think he has made good decisions when things aren't there, which is really important. Everybody is going to hit something that's open. But when it's not there, Mark has played well.
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As a business owner or manager, you know that hiring the wrong person is the most costly mistake you can make.
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Confidence applied properly is the path of genius. You must always be in a state of confidence. And the way you sustain a state of confidence is by testing yourself. Difficult quagmires that may occur; there's always a test. You have to seek them out. You constantly have to test yourself to prepare for these quagmires. That's why I always put myself to the test.
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No black man wants a blue-eyed black child, and no white man wants a kinky-haired white child. Nature didn't mean it to be that way.
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The faster you get back to people, the less brilliant you have to be.
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No other group has internalized its self-hatred as much as blacks have. It would be difficult to find other groups who behave similarly in that their most esteemed members berate its poorest members.
