Claudette Colvin Quotes
I knew then and I know now, when it comes to justice, there is no easy way to get it.
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I believe every era has its significance and the same holds true for players and coaches.
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Elizabeth, Lady C, claims to be writing at the limits of language. Would it not be insulting to her if I were diligently to follow after her, explaining what she means but is not smart enough to say?
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There is no way Israel will deal with the Palestinians if the Palestinians do not understand the suffering of the Jewish people.
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To go back, the mistake that Universal Studios made with 'Dawn of the Dead' was that they didn't have enough money or cared enough to make a soundtrack.
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I have a knack for choosing the wrong people.
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I loved singing rock-and-roll, jazz, anything on radio, anything commercial. I was able to do anything, but I didn't know what direction to go in.
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I want to be a major force.
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My parents were very pleased that I was in the army. The fact that I hated it somehow pleased them even more.
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I call on the people of Tripoli to restrain themselves and not get drawn into conflict with anyone.
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As an actress, the joy of being able to play the three sides of any woman, which are the glamour, the pragmatic and the one not to be messed with, is pretty glorious.
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I never got to make that transition from little girl to young woman... and that really screws you up.
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I always liked movies like 'American Graffiti' and 'Gregory's Girl.' 'Gregory's Girl' is particularly perfect because it really captures that summer holiday bubble of teenage utopia. Even though it's got a happy ending, there's a feeling that these characters may never see each other again.
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I need wrong to get laughs. I need a normal world so that I can be abnormal, and that's my problem. Comedians need prejudice.
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If you're Irish, it doesn't matter where you go - you'll find family.
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There is no such thing as slow freedom. Freedom is like a birth. Till we are fully free we are slaves.
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I try not to confuse roles and traits in my own life. Being the Perl god is a role. Being a stubborn cuss is a trait.
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Mexican music runs through my veins. I loved it. Growing up, my father didn't allow us to listen to English music at home. That's all I heard. I had no choice.
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'Screen time' is meaningless - what matters is what you do while on the screen. The good, the bad, and the ugly faces of screen time will all have to do with which activities you engage into.
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People started coining the phrase, 'Bubba Golf,' whatever you want to call it, which I like. 'Bubba Golf' is going to be fun. I mean, why do what everybody else does? That's boring.
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The first Amy Silver book was commissioned, and they were not books that came completely from me. They weren't necessarily the sort of books I read, and although I enjoyed doing them very much, and they were great training, I never felt completely comfortable in that genre.
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I look at myself as someone who has been very lucky - my job is also what I enjoy most in the world, and I can make my life doing it.
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And that's why in my Gujarat, my motto is: minimum government, maximum governance.
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I knew then and I know now, when it comes to justice, there is no easy way to get it.
