Manning Marable Quotes
I'm so familiar with what Malcolm X wrote at certain stages of his own life and development.
Quotes to Explore
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Our efforts are not aimed at isolating Israel or de-legitimizing it; rather we want to gain legitimacy for the cause of the people of Palestine. We only aim to de-legitimize the settlement activities and the occupation and apartheid and the logic of ruthless force, and we believe that all the countries of the world stand with us in this regard.
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My wife asked me if I ever thought I would ever retire from stand-up. And I thought about it, and I was like, 'No, because it's my job; it's what I do, and I enjoy it.' It's still the most challenging thing for me to do.
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Understanding that being nervous, having doubts and lacking confidence are emotions that are human is how you deal with it. It is okay to feel that way... and then understanding that you can work through it.
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What Washington needs is adult supervision.
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I tell my students based on my experiences in Hollywood, sure, you can always move to L.A. and try to work with the system, and people do that, but chances are if you want your story in film with characters of color, you will have to make that movie yourself. Find a way to make it yourself. Not just screenwriters, but also producers.
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To be slandered the way I get slandered is really uncalled for, but life goes on.
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America is another name for opportunity.
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We know what a person thinks not when he tells us what he thinks, but by his actions.
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I was famous from the age of 13, and after a while you become immune to it - in a good way. You look at positives and what you can do with it.
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Another argument, vaguer and even less persuasive, is that gay marriage somehow does harm to heterosexual marriage. I have yet to meet anyone who can explain to me what this means. In what way would allowing same-sex partners to marry diminish the marriages of heterosexual couples?
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The really wonderful thing that happened to me when I was in space was this feeling of belonging to the entire universe.
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As long as a man stands in his own way, everything seems to be in his way.
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If birth matters, midwives matter. In Europe, there are hospitals where the cesarean rate is less than 10%, and you'll find midwives in these hospitals, you'll see a lot less re-admissions with infections and complications, and you'll see a lot less injury to mothers.
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Doing stunt work is risky, but it's something I enjoy.
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Basically, I'm afraid of everything in life, except filmmaking.
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I don't want to live in a nanny state where people are telling me where I can go and what I can do.
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I took a whole stunt course and pretty much got certified as a stunt driver. It's ridiculous how easy it is once you understand the car and know how to do it.
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Museums are not normally presenting the works on the walls as provocations to work. It's more like going to a Jacuzzi.
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The world was arrogant and self-satisfied, but behind all this confidence there was an uneasy sense of impending disaster. The old creeds, both religious and political, were largely in the process of dissolution, but we did not realise the fact, and therefore did not look for new foundations.
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We know that education is everything to our children's future. We know that they will no longer just compete for good jobs with children from Indiana, but children from India and China and all over the world.
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Nothing worries me in life anymore. When you find that best friend, that love, all your worries kind of go away.
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I have always found women difficult. I don't really understand them. To begin with, few women tell the truth.
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Basketball is sharing.
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I'm so familiar with what Malcolm X wrote at certain stages of his own life and development.
