Manning Marable Quotes
Gene Roberts, one of Malcolm's X chiefs of security, was an NYPD undercover cop. He later went on to bigger things by being a disruptive force inside of the Black Panther Party.
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Everyone thinks I land in a chopper on top of my building and I have the most cushy existence. Could you understand that I might have the most messed up life myself?
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Personal beauty is a greater recommendation than any letter of reference.
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The center that I cannot find is known to my unconscious mind.
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I simply can't do one-word message replies: Yes. Ok. No. Sure. Cool. None of these are options for me. I must write something extra. Something personal. I put kisses and emoticons. Emoticons, by the way, are my very best friends. They have removed all the pressure of thinking up something personal to say.
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Horrible things happen when you run out of other people's money, and life and work becomes a burden when there is no reward for your effort.
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Ever since I was a kid, I wanted to make films. That's really all I ever wanted to do.
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It's nice not to be too boring.
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My first job ever was on 'Peak Practice.' I just had to walk up the stairs. They kept the take where I slipped slightly, which was annoying.
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I'm one of those foolish people who believe the glory days of the record industry aren't behind us. They're actually ahead of us.
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You must respect people, and you must respect money. My father said to me: 'When you respect money, money will respect you.'
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If the only thing you knew about Oman was its location, you might never go at all.
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I can't laugh, be happy, present myself at any prize and also win on the centre court.
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I enjoyed climbing with other people, good friends, but I did quite a lot of solo climbing, too.
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One thing you can't intend is how you will be read. I hear it said a lot that my books are about the 'search for identity', and this is said admiringly, as if I meant to encourage such a search.
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You have your identity when you find out, not what you can keep your mind on, but what you can't keep your mind off.
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Playing hard to get is not the way to win me over. I'm definitely more for the girl who can smile and laugh all the time and just have a good time!
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I grew up on Don Knotts and Jerry Lewis and all the guys from Second City.
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Falling in love, romance, matters of the heart - when you fall in love, on some biochemical level you know there is a chance it won't work out. It's ingrained in us that if you take such an enormous risk on someone with your heart that it might not pay off. I gamble all my chips and I might actually lose everything.
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singing the song her therapist told her to improvise in order to 'let her anxieties out' If I keep the kitchen floor clean, no one will die!
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It's so warm now, and Thanksgiving came so early - is it just me, or does it not really feel like Ramadan?
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The worst thing that happens to people when they dress up and go to a party is that they leave their real selves at home.
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One and all we felt that the holy calm that lay like sunshine over the wasted face and form was only an earthly token and symbol of the calm that was to reign for ever.
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Now clear your minds. It knows what scares you. It has from the very beginning. Don't give it any help, it knows too much already.
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Gene Roberts, one of Malcolm's X chiefs of security, was an NYPD undercover cop. He later went on to bigger things by being a disruptive force inside of the Black Panther Party.
