Wallace Thurman Quotes
Color prejudice and religion are akin in one respect. Some folks have it and some don't, and the kernel that is responsible for it is present in us all.
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I think I would encourage leaders to start working with communities in order to inoculate angry, young teenagers.
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I have to expend an awful lot of energy actively undoing the impact of my name. Understandably, people assume that I have at least some connection to Iran. The truth is that I don't. I have very little knowledge about the culture, the language, the history. I've never been to Iran. I've never even been inside a mosque.
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I mean Afghanistan is a very rugged, complicated country.
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When I was younger, I thought about retiring.
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Without understanding yourself, what is the use of trying to understand the world?
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No flying machine will ever fly from New York to Paris.
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Ordinary Geiger counters, worn on belt clips and resembling pagers, have been in use by the U.S. Customs Service for years.
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I think that humor has become a principle means of communication among Americans about politics.
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My mom taught me the power of love. I learned to focus on the long-term big picture from my father. His sense of humor and light-hearted approach always make me smile. My husband is a pivotal anchor in my life. His influence encourages me to be independent and take risks.
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On 'Chatroom,' everyone was so nice, and we had a really great time together; we were around the same age and got on really well.
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For women especially, it's important to be financially independent.
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I was possessed by London.
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The more languages you know, the less likely you are to become a terrorist.
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I love the ultimate escapism of paranormal and fantasy - all of the otherworldly creatures, magic, and possibilities that transport both reader and writer away from reality for a while - it's such delicious fun!
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The first version of The Beautiful Room Is Empty was the first mss. I'd ever submitted to New York editors.
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One man's piss-soaked sadomasochistic orgy is another man's poetic ecstasy.
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All that we call human history-money, poverty, ambition, war, prostitution, classes, empires, slavery-the long terrible story of man trying to find something other than God which will make him happy.
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You find out who your real friends are when you're involved in a scandal.
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When I went to the 'Rush' audition, I was blown away by the script. I thought it was fantastic.
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I remember bringing some of my other friends to our table, and everyone at our table would look at them and ask me, 'What are you doing? Why'd you bring him?' It was annoying high school stuff that still goes on now. My high school was really bad.
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'Khalifa' is Arabic, it means successor, leader, shining light. My granddad is Muslim and he gave me that name.
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I've spent over half my life at NBC. This is the only place I have ever worked.
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My dad used to call me 'the human pretzel' because I was able to bend my body, and because my legs are very long.
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Color prejudice and religion are akin in one respect. Some folks have it and some don't, and the kernel that is responsible for it is present in us all.
