Charles Diggs Quotes
I think the picture in Jet magazine showing Emmett Till's mutilation was probably the greatest media product in the last forty or fifty years because that picture stimulated a lot of interest and anger on the part of blacks all over the country.
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I just was in the second round. That's painful, because always is tough to lose, but well, that's sport. You win, you lose.
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If people don't want to come to the ballpark, how are you going to stop them?
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Leaving Egypt and the people I loved so much, and the environment I liked, was definitely worth it, because I also have great love for medicine and science.
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Originally, I was in both software and in online computing. The first innovation really was sort of at that time that we're marrying the telephone and the computer so that people wouldn't have to drive to the computer center. We didn't have $1,000 computers.
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Two cheers for Democracy; one because it admits variety, and two because it permits criticism.
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That's where this exciting bundle of energy and joy named Johnny Olson made his entrance and ultimately did the announcing. I had never seen anything like what I was involved in for the next 15 minutes!
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The Premier League is difficult. The small teams can beat the big teams.
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I have got nothing against family companies, but there must be real equity, that is all I say. It cannot be based on influence or political friendships. It has to be based on real equity backing their dreams.
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I learned early in my career to not let myself get in the way of humor but, instead, find what is great in a talented person.
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Moviemakers are rewarded with tax write-offs if, when seeking a location that looks like America, they seek it in America.
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To keep your secret is wisdom; but to expect others to keep it is folly.
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I just want to make great films and be good in them. And I think that my perception of what's great in a film is constantly evolving.
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Sailing is such a variable sport. There could be no wind, or there could be 25 knots. You never know what you're going to get.
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Much of India that we dream of still lies ahead of us: housing, power, water and sanitation for all; bank accounts and insurance for every citizen; connected and prosperous villages; and, smart and sustainable cities.
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The difference must be distinguished between worship and respect. Islam orders you to obey and respect, as long as you are not worshiping anything other than God... Islam is a religion of peace. You don't attack. You explain.
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In a kind of a way there's a bit of that happening now so we have to be careful to preserve our culture.
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It's quite a thrill to be playing a hero.
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I think we brothers realised his loss more and more as we grew older. We actually grew closer after his death.
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Beware of privilege. It stinks of rotten rotten fish heads, many of which were lapping the shore beneath the jetties.
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I was 16 when I linked up with my manager - first person I ever auditioned for - and I've been in this ever since.
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America is the only country capable of producing national movies: its culture has become a global culture.
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I look at athletes in all sports and try to picture what kind of football player they'd be, what position they'd play and so on.
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In the great green room, there was a telephone And a red balloon And a picture of a cat jumping over the moon.
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I think the picture in Jet magazine showing Emmett Till's mutilation was probably the greatest media product in the last forty or fifty years because that picture stimulated a lot of interest and anger on the part of blacks all over the country.
