Carter G. Woodson (Carter Godwin Woodson) Quotes
For me, education means to inspire people to live more abundantly, to learn to begin with life as they find it and make it better.
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I have cravings all the time, even when I'm not pregnant.
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There are many reasons I feel at home in the U.K., but if I were asked to pinpoint the moment I knew I'd arrived, it might well be when I realised the British shared my love of fritters.
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The Illinois Holocaust Museum & Education Center serves as a poignant reminder of our past and a trusted source of education for schoolchildren, community members, and visitors from across the country.
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Michael Jackson wanted to be in Men in Black II. He told me he had seen the first Men in Black in Paris and had stayed behind and sat there and wept. I had to explain to him that it was a comedy.
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Many a poor soul has had to suffer from the weight of the debts on him, finding no rest or peace after death.
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Happiness is having a scratch for every itch.
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Relationships are hard, so you have to know what type of man you want by your side and what their values are, what is important in his life.
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Everyone will someday be judged for what they do, and Jah is the only judge.
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I have a file of letters and bits of ephemera from friends who have died. I have had lots of friends who died of AIDS.
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Well, right now, I'm very fascinated with 1920s Berlin. I mean, probably the more interesting thing would be to go to the beginning of civilization or precivilization - like polytheistic times. It would be interesting to see what came before modern religion and culture - what circumstances created the environment or the need for it.
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One of the first auditions I had in New York was for a commercial where I had to go in and audition to be a snake charmer... It was either some bank commercial or something where they wanted a guy charming a snake... I remember they wanted to know if I actually knew how to snake charm.
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I want to take Negroes out of the ghetto and put them in good neighborhoods in good houses.
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Is it possible to live in this world without the operation of will?
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If I had foreseen Hiroshima and Nagasaki, I would have torn up my formula in 1905.
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I'm exploring the long history of women, first of all, being silenced and, secondly, not being taken seriously in the political and public sphere. It's a call to action through understanding and through looking at ourselves again and trying to reformulate the whole question of women and power.
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There's something so delicious about holding onto a secret; it's something just for you.
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I think a lot of the time there isn't such a black-and-white difference between what's a platform and what's an app. It's really just like the most important apps become platforms.
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You've got to take the hems down, especially past 50. I don't care how good your legs are.
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I love old school rock and roll.
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I think it's good to have surprises in fashion because we always see the same things.
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I had to do something. A young man came into my home for protection. Is he dangerous? No. Is he a spy? No. Is he a traitor? No. He's just a Jewish teenager who wants to leave.
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For me, education means to inspire people to live more abundantly, to learn to begin with life as they find it and make it better.
