Carter G. Woodson (Carter Godwin Woodson) Quotes
In schools of theology Negroes are taught the interpretation of the Bible worked out by those who have justified segregation and winked at the economic debasement of the Negro at times almost to the point of starvation.
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For it is mutual trust, even more than mutual interest that holds human associations together. Our friends seldom profit us but they make us feel safe. Marriage is a scheme to accomplish exactly that same end.
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I have always wanted to work with Lingusamy, as he is a master of commercial cinema. I have always admired his etching of female characters.
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You don't need a machine to make pasta: a rolling pin and a fast hand can create a smooth, if thick, sheet.
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Manhattan seems pretty developed, you know what I mean? Like, it has peaked in culture.
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Since Star Wars, that film's success led to bigger budgets, more hardware, that the great movies like the ones I did, which were studio movies, are now independent movies. They range from half a million to several million, and a lot of those have very interesting roles.
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I got beat up sometimes in the girls' bathroom.
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Any show that's bringing in a young audience is doing a good thing, because that's the only way that theater will continue to grow. All the other audience members are going to be dead soon!
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My brother used to say that when you deal with women, it's difficult to remove emotions from an argument. I never really knew what he meant. Then I read an article that said when it comes to emotion and logic, men's and women's brains are different - my brother was right! Women are very mysterious, but that's part of their joy.
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Our goals can only be reached through a vehicle of a plan, in which we must fervently believe, and upon which we must vigorously act. There is no other route to success.
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I'm not a person who embraces challenges. I run from challenges. I break world records running from challenges.
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We, the artists, make the stuff they sell and they're like ticks on our backs, sucking the life out of us.
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I like having curves - I'm proud of them!
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I'm a big believer in,'If anyone can understand my politics, I've failed.' If you can get a sense of which side of the fence I'm on, then I'm not doing a service. I'm preaching, and that's not my job.
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I quite like doing laundry. I find it quite like relaxing.
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Environmentalism is a way of seeing our place within the biosphere.
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My personal philosophy of life is one of ethics.
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I'm terribly forgetful. I've lost laptops, cell-phones.
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Every time you think a negative thought, it's one step in the wrong direction, for me.
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The Governor's Office is going to get out of the litigation business.
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I don't see anyone walking around with a puppet on his hand in real life. Puppet therapy is very common for children. It's not something that adults take on.
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It might be the long hair and the beard. Tom Wood is like Samson – he gets better with longer hair.
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'Long Black Train' was inspired by a vision that I had of a long, black train running down this track way out in the middle of nowhere. I could see people standing out to the sides of this track watching this train go by. As I was walking, experiencing this vision, I kept asking myself, 'What does this vision mean and what is this train?'
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When there were financial difficulties they still managed to provide us with music and art lessons.
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In schools of theology Negroes are taught the interpretation of the Bible worked out by those who have justified segregation and winked at the economic debasement of the Negro at times almost to the point of starvation.
