Michelle Alexander Quotes
No other country in the world imprisons so many of its racial or ethnic minorities. The United States imprisons a larger percentage of its black population than South Africa did at the height of apartheid
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I don't mind you thinking I'm stupid, but don't talk to me like I'm stupid.
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Santorum is the greatest person on the face of the planet as far as I'm concerned.
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I'll tell you what's helped me my entire life. I look at baseball as a game. It's something where people can go out, enjoy and have fun. Nothing more.
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I still have my school friends who are actually friends. It's nice that they don't think much about my singing career. They think it is cool, and they are happy for me, but they don't really bother me about it. To them, I'm still just the schoolgirl from next door.
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To be honest with you, a lot of directors can be very lazy.
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Political theatre presents an entirely different set of problems. Sermonising has to be avoided at all cost. Objectivity is essential. The characters must be allowed to breathe their own air. The author cannot confine and constrict them to satisfy his own taste or disposition or prejudice.
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I'm usually cast for the more goofy and tomboyish characters.
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I like my parents but they are just not good parents. They are nice enough people. I'm not interested in hurting their feelings.
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People sometimes say it takes a long time to become a jazz fan, but for me it took about five seconds.
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My soldier weapon is the weapon of truth.
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My life was pretty rough.
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I'm attracted to male gestures and sexuality.
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Women are but the toys which amuse our lighter hours-ambition is the serious business of life.
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I was joined by Carlo Rovelli, and we were able to make a full-fledged quantum theory of gravity... This became loop quantum gravity.
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I wear glasses because I need them; I don't wear them to be the fashion victim, I have to have them because I have a stigma in one eye and I'm blind in another. But I make it fun, I make it acceptable to fit in society; I've always worn crazy, goofy glasses, it's just what I do. This is who I am. Love me or leave me.
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My focus is on issues where I can make a difference to stop the liberal agenda being pushed by President Obama.
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I'm not a good storyteller - I much prefer to be with people who are chatty, to have the luxury of listening.
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Part of being married is knowing when your husband needs your support.
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Thrée maie a kepe counsayle, if two be away.
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I’m not sure I’m good at art, but I find an escape in it.
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When I was in school, sport was given utmost importance. I think it's fantastic for character building, for team playing, and I think it's a great profile for a nation. One in every six people on Earth is an Indian, and I look forward to the day when we can compete with the heavyweights of the sporting world and do well in the medal tally.
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What is the world, O soldiers? It is I, I, this incessant snow, This northern sky.
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I love what I do, but I've got a life out of here. I like to spend time on the computer. I like technology. I like music. I like movies. I like to go out and party. I like my cigars, but I don't drink, and I do like to keep a low profile.
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No other country in the world imprisons so many of its racial or ethnic minorities. The United States imprisons a larger percentage of its black population than South Africa did at the height of apartheid
