Sam Childers Quotes

Sometimes, America, when something's too bad, we don't want to look at it. We want to turn our head.

Sam Childers

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• Bad
• Want
• Sometimes

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  • America
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• There is a lot of silence in me, and I feel that silence is often better than spoken words.

  

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• I come to Fashion Week events in New York City twice a year.

  

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• Sometimes, America, when something's too bad, we don't want to look at it. We want to turn our head.

  

  Sam Childers
  • America
  • Bad
  • Want