Majora Carter Quotes
As a black person in America, I am twice as likely as a white person to live in an area where air pollution poses the greatest risk to my health. I am five times more likely to live within walking distance of a power plant or chemical facility - which I do.

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I believe in the Prince of Peace. I believe that War is Murder. I believe that armies and navies are at bottom the tinsel and braggadocio of oppression and wrong, and I believe that the wicked conquest of weaker and darker nations by nations whiter and stronger but foreshadows the death of that strength.
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A great painting is a great painting.
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In theory, taxes should be like shopping. What I buy is government services. What I pay are my taxes.
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Science and religion are the two most powerful forces in the world. Having them at odds... is not productive.
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My dream date is a tall, dark, handsome, blue eyed man with a bubble butt who will whisk me away to Paris in a hot air balloon to wine me, dine me and.
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The civil rights movement wasn't easy for anybody.
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But there will come a time and a place to give back, and each individual will recognize that time and place.
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Comedians have to write to survive because you don't get cast for your beauty.
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My favorite soundtrack is 'Avatar.' It's the best thing in the world. I love it.
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You make your mistakes to learn how to get to the good stuff.
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Without understanding yourself, what is the use of trying to understand the world?
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I am so proud of being a Paralympian because I think the Games are a very good platform for disabled persons to perform themselves. Within the Paralympics movement, it's not just talk about excellence; it's not just talk about the competition. It's also talk about the equality and how your world accepts those disabled people.
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I have a very rich and wonderful personal life, and at its core are my sons.
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It's insane to me to ask anybody to be what they're not. Know what you know the best, love the most. That's always going to be the answer to the thing that you have the best shot at winning at.
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As a writer, one is always a little blind to what one writes.
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I figure no matter how old you are, it's always going to be your first marriage and no life experience is going to make you a better judge of who you should marry.
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History teaches us that men and nations behave wisely once they have exhausted all other alternatives.
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I just want to be a little more real. Maybe I'm a little bit darker than others.
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Where there is a will there is a way. Have faith in oneself and productivity will follow. nothing can stop you once you realize what it is you are trying to do. there will always be a way, given the right amount of time one can do anything. Never hesitate to do what it takes.
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No matter how dreary and gray our homes are, we people of flesh and blood would rather live there than in any other country, be it ever so beautiful. There is no place like home.
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Comedy, it's a way for me to keep my acting chops. It's like a free acting class, to get up in front of a live audience. You get to have fun telling stories.
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Cartooning is about deconstruction: you gotta tear something down to make a joke.
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We get more dangerous as we accumulate knowledge, and that's both a sadness and something to control, try to learn to live with, make terms with.
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As a black person in America, I am twice as likely as a white person to live in an area where air pollution poses the greatest risk to my health. I am five times more likely to live within walking distance of a power plant or chemical facility - which I do.