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.
Maajid Nawaz
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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.
Said Sayrafiezadeh
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I mean Afghanistan is a very rugged, complicated country.
Barbara Bush
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When I was younger, I thought about retiring.
Tanya Tucker
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Without understanding yourself, what is the use of trying to understand the world?
Ramana Maharshi
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No flying machine will ever fly from New York to Paris.
Orville Wright
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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.
Barton Gellman
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I think that humor has become a principle means of communication among Americans about politics.
P. J. O'Rourke
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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.
Padmasree Warrior
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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.
Hannah Murray
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For women especially, it's important to be financially independent.
Karrine Steffans
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Once I should have been, if not satisfied, partially, at least, contented with suffrage for the intelligent and those who have been soldiers; now I am convinced that universal suffrage is demanded by sound policy and impartial justice.
Salmon P. Chase
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I was possessed by London.
Manolo Blahnik
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The youth need to be enabled to become job generators from job seekers.
A. P. J. Abdul Kalam
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Budgets are matters of priority and prioritizing. It's a high priority.
Sam Brownback
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The more languages you know, the less likely you are to become a terrorist.
Upamanyu Chatterjee
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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!
Wendy Higgins
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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.
Edmund White
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The thought, when written down, becomes less oppressive, but some thoughts are like a cancerous tumor: you express is, you excise it, and it grows back worse than before.
Vladimir Nabokov
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I want things to be great for people of color and for women.
Bozoma Saint John
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I think no matter what kind of music you play, there will be moments when you feel like it's all been done before.
Kerry King Slayer
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Anytime you stop and talk to somebody and you learn about them, you start to walk in their shoes a little bit and you see things through a different lens.
Anderson Cooper
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I think it's the most wonderful thing in the world to have an identity, something the audience can remember you for.
Norm Crosby
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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.
Wallace Thurman