Carter G. Woodson (Carter Godwin Woodson) Quotes
If a race has no history, if it has no worthwhile tradition, it becomes a negligible factor in the thought of the world, and it stands in danger of being exterminated.
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I've always performed. I've done plays at home.
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Everyone who likes my books is like me in some way.
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Had I been injured on the freeway and not in combat, it is likely that I would be bankrupt even though I had medical insurance through my civilian employer.
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I've never had a study in my life. I'm like Jane Austen - I work on the corner of the dining table.
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The trade magazine and all was banned in my house. The first time I read a film magazine was when I was 18.
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My mother helped me identify myself the way the world would identify me. Bloodlines didn't matter as much as how I would be perceived.
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It's easy for me to get along with chess players. Even though we are all very different, we have chess in common.
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No matter what you do, if there's something you're afraid of, you need to break through it.
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It's a very hard industry, and it's very cold. It's loving for when you have a hit record, but when you don't have anything going on, there's really not much support.
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As a state senator and then a congressman, I've had the privilege of trying to do good things for people to whom I owe so much and can never fully repay.
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I want people to tell me the truth.
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In human life, economics precedes politics or culture.
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The real reason why people are going with digital is that it's extraordinarily mobile, and it's cheaper, and it has a great image, and you just can't beat it at night. It's pulling in variations of colors; it's pulling in lights from 40 miles away - a candle would be seen.
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America is an archipelago of tribes, a land where people form national families of kindred spirits.
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It is past time that consumers recognize the emerging power of 'Made In America' products and services. The nation's shopping list needs this header: Check out what is made here before you 'go' overseas.
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Terrorism is a horrible thing that is the great threat to civilization on our planet.
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'Don't Look Now' is a masterpiece. I think it's the best-edited movie of all time. I adore it.
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It's a very confusing experience living as a woman in Japan. If your husband is white-collar, the wife is blue. Even if you marry a person of status, the wife inevitably remains a rung below.
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Perfect humility dispenses with modesty.
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There's a world of difference between truth and facts. Facts can obscure the truth.
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For what it's worth, I enjoy 'Dexter,' 'Modern Family,' 'True Blood' and 'Breaking Bad.' I've enjoyed the wonderful 'The Pacific.'
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I've learned that being a celebrity is like being a sacrificial lamb. At some point, no matter how high the pedestal that they put you on, they're going to tear you down.
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If a race has no history, if it has no worthwhile tradition, it becomes a negligible factor in the thought of the world, and it stands in danger of being exterminated.
