Catharine MacKinnon (Catharine Alice MacKinnon) Quotes
In not having an appointment at Harvard, I'm in the company of a great many people whose work I admire tremendously, in particular women of color.
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I worked as a telemarketer for an SAT-prep company. That was the worst of it, because I had to call people in post-Katrina New Orleans and offer them this very, very expensive SAT class. And I'm not even a good salesman.
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My company Independent Ideas worked with Gucci on a special edition Fiat 500.
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Can anything good come of a backward way of thinking like judging someone based on skin color? No way.
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Basically, I left Northern Telecom after 7.5 years of being in one company after school. And then, I ended up in a series of start-ups. The first of those was a company called Sitech, and they were in local area networks.
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Bofors was a steelmaker that became a forgings company and then went on to build guns. Companies like Krupp and Thyssen were in steel and forgings before entering defence. There are similar examples in the U.K.; it is a natural progression.
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In married life three is company and two none.
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We were ready to launch Barry White, but the record company wouldn't put it out. Said it wouldn't sell.
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I admire James Franco. I admire somebody like Jack Nicholson. Anyone who just does movies for the sake of making movies and takes big risks.
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I am very proud to follow the rules of our company.
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The Brown decision promised that every child, regardless of the color of his or her skin, would have unequivocal access to quality education and an equal opportunity to pursue his/her dreams.
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I've met some incredible people who I really admire.
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I am not comfortable walking the ramp for just any designer. I am particular about who I associate with.
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I take jobs with people I admire, people with incredible talent who aren't necessarily big sellers.
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I'm still focused on the flagship businesses: Quicken Loans and RockBridge, the title company, and some of the board stuff in the gaming.
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Nature's purpose in relation to the visual arts is to provide stimulus - not imitation.. .From its ceaseless urge to create springs all Life - all movement and rhythm - time and light, color and mood - in short, all reality in Form and Thought.
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You can hate a man for many reasons, his color isn't one of them.
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In order to render this change eligible as well to the society as to the slaves, it would be necessary that a complete incorporation of the latter into the former should result from the act of manumission. This is rendered impossible by the prejudices of the whites, prejudices which proceeding principally from the difference of color must be considered...
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I have learned very quickly where my strengths are, and color coordination of particular things is not a strong suit.
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Unfortunately, in places like Ferguson, in New York City and in some communities across this nation, there is a disconnect between police agencies and the citizens they serve, predominately in communities of color.
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If you don't know what color to take, take black.
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When the poet is in love, he is incapable of writing poetry on love. He has to write when he remembers that he was in love.
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I surround myself with the best people. I know the best people.
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For a foreman, heat-treat seems like a very small kingdom, not much of a prize. There is nothing intrinsically attractive about running that operation, and having only two people to manage makes it seem like no big deal. To prevent it from seeming like a demotion to them, I make a point to go down there periodically on each of the shifts. In talking to the foreman, I drop some rather direct hints that the rewards will be great for anyone who can improve the output of heat-treated parts.
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In not having an appointment at Harvard, I'm in the company of a great many people whose work I admire tremendously, in particular women of color.
