Michael Sam Quotes
The most worthwhile things in life rarely come easy, this is a lesson I've always known. The journey continues.
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For decades, scholars have studied the ways in which implicit biases affect how we perceive other people in this multiethnic society of ours. The data consistently shows that about 90 percent of us possess some implicit prejudices - and, unsurprisingly, people typically favor their own group.
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The reason I did the book about holidays is that you're a different person on holiday. You're sleeping somewhere unfamiliar, knocking about with people you've never met and for 10 days you're someone else. You're out of your comfortable zone.
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What I have is P.H. positive chronic myeloid leukemia, which is an aberration in your white blood cells.
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There are no opportune times for a penalty, and this is not one of those times.
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'Iggy' was my dog - he was named after Iggy Pop - and 'Azalea' is the street where I grew up; together, they have the right amount of syllables to make the perfect name.
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My life is black and white and mixed. My mother's a Rastafarian, my dad was a short white guy - it's not an affectation. It's also the lives of millions of people throughout the world.
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In establishing democracy, we have to be sensitive to the regional and national context. Democracy also means to guarantee the rights of the minorities. That's my job as a king. We have for example a Jewish ambassador in the US and a Christian in the UK.
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If any among you covet riches, let him endeavour to overcome, for the victorious not only preserve their own possessions but acquire those of the enemy.
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Let's make Marco Rubio explain why he thinks oil companies should write our energy policy.
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I'm a pretty plain-spoken guy.
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I believe that life-saving, essential drugs should be freely available and the innovator should be paid a suitable royalty payment for his invention.
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Who is ready to settle for five minutes when three hours does nicely?
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I always remember liking school.
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If we misuse the gift of sexuality, we're going to suffer the consequences, and I firmly believe we are suffering the consequences.
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At the moment I am a little bit politician, yes. I think that could be my next step. It is not because I want power, it is because of what I think I could do for the people.
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I think I definitely learned how to structure songs, just from listening to a lot of 1960s, 1970s pop music, although I'm sure my mother's watchful eye had a lot to do with it.
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I'm gluten intolerant, so that automatically cuts carbs from my diet.
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I don't believe that someone who sets up an institution should be able to take out the money from the institution or pay dividends to shareholders. I am not saying that institutions should be set up for charity.
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I was bullied in first grade, and it's definitely not fun. But always tell somebody instead of holding it in. Communicate with people and just say, 'Hey, I'm being bullied. I need help.'
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The most influential thinker, in my life, has been the psychologist Richard Nisbett. He basically gave me my view of the world.
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We see considerable strain in Russia, and that's obviously a matter of concern to us. It's in the very strong self-interest of Russia to continue on the reform path.
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The greatest lessons I have every learned were at my mother's knees... All that I am, or hope to be, I owe to my angel mother.
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Life is a journey up a spiral staircase; as we grow older we cover the ground covered we have covered before, only higher up; as we look down the winding stair below us we measure our progress by the number of places where we were but no longer are. The journey is both repetitious and progressive; we go both round and upward.
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The most worthwhile things in life rarely come easy, this is a lesson I've always known. The journey continues.
