Carter G. Woodson (Carter Godwin Woodson) Quotes
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First of all, I try to be a positive role model.
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All I did my first year at Vogue was Xerox.
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Sometimes I don't know whether a movie has been shot on film or in digital when I watch it in the theatres.
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I never gave it that much thought to pursue acting or anything, but I would definitely be a Bond girl if they asked me. For sure - I would make a great evil Bond girl!
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There is a kind of victory in good work, no matter how humble.
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Concepts of justice must have hands and feet to carry out justice in every case in the shortest possible time and the lowest possible cost. This is the challenge to every lawyer and judge in America.
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Pictures are for entertainment, messages should be delivered by Western Union.
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If anything, game development is even more of a team effort than making a movie, so for individuals to get credit for making a game is absolutely insane.
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I never got formal training in music. I would just sit with my ear to the speaker and my hand on the needle. I'd listen to Wanda Jackson and think, 'How did she do that?,' and lift the needle and try it myself.
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Leadership is an opportunity to serve. It is not a trumpet call to self-importance.
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Print-on-demand and electronic self-publishing options have made it easy for anyone to set up a business as a publisher whether they know what they're doing or not.
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When I was young, we were taught not to dunk. We were taught not to stand out from the rest of the team. It's different now.
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I'm based in London now. I'm renting an apartment, making my own little home. It's great because I am around people all the time and I need my own space to get away from it all.
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Poetry, fiction as novels or short stories - these are autonomous as created by their authors. They should stand on their own, like pieces of furniture that should be judged as to their usefulness, elegance.
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We have some Jewish members of Congress, not a lot but there's a bunch of us.
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Mankind is not special by virtue of our address in the universe, or what spins around us, or because life originated here. Slowly, but surely, we've been compelled to renounce the comfort of these beliefs.
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You could give the best audition ever and not get the role or not get a callback because you just weren't what they were looking for.
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If you look at Marvel Comics, there are very few Marvel characters I would like to write.
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Those who call me an opportunist are following the old rule: If you can't attack the data, attack the person.
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I need to maintain a home in Derbyshire and in London to be able both to represent my constituents and to fulfil my responsibilities as an MP and as a minister.
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The things which are most important don't always scream the loudest.
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The preparation for the ritual is the ritual.
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I think Douglas was a real one-off. He was so clever and so intelligent and so well read in real science that he could make science fiction work as well as it did. And just such fun to have around, he was just such a lovely man.
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In the long run, there is not much discrimination against superior talent.
