Manning Marable Quotes
I think that Malcolm X was the most remarkable historical figure produced by Black America in the 20th century.
Quotes to Explore
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Individual science fiction stories may seem as trivial as ever to the blinder critics and philosophers of today - but the core of science fiction, its essence has become crucial to our salvation if we are to be saved at all.
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I have to be realistic about what I can and can't do. So whatever I do has to really be worth it. I like to master the things I do.
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Anger is the most impotent of passions. It effects nothing it goes about, and hurts the one who is possessed by it more than the one against whom it is directed.
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For someone who writes fiction, in order to activate the imagination and the unconscious, it's essential to be free.
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I don't think people really understood what I did. And you know, in my book, 'A Helluva High Note' deals with my back story, that I was a songwriter, that I spent years trying to hone my craft and being rejected and then finally becoming a successful songwriter, record executive and publisher.
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I've never been that guy who says, 'Ooh, I have to play King Lear'. First off, that'd be a disaster anyway. I tend to read something and see who's involved, and then know I want to be part of it. But I don't think I'm through with comedy. I still love to make people laugh.
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Balance is so important in our lives. In our busy world, we can give ourselves balance between thinking and feeling.
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In those days, even as a boy, I watched some people that I knew were living way beyond their means.
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My parents could not be more Italian.
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I consider plot a necessary intrusion on what I really want to do, which is write snappy dialogue.
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So I'm truly an actor who sings, and not a singer who acts.
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I've got no respect for any young man who won't join the colors.
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I can assure you we are all strong-willed, forceful personalities and the president encourages vigorous debate.
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Real riches are the riches possessed inside.
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I don't think anyone really is interested in reading about my emotional state. It's not even interesting to me.
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When I record something, I'll take a drive and just listen.
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My mother is a fighter. After she battled polio and learned to walk again, the doctors told her she would be a cripple her entire life. Instead of accepting defeat, she refused this fate and went on to become the West African Women's Singles tennis champion in college.
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I hold doors open for all the women. Men can open the doors for themselves.
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I have a reputation for being a straight-talker.
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No end to sorrow, caused by the same endless fears. Why can't we learn from all we've been through after two thousand years?
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In a strange way, I expected Russia to become more like America since the Soviet Union collapsed, but the reverse is true. America has become more like Russia: a kleptocratic society.
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I was thinking of writing a little foreword saying that history is, after all, based on people's recollections, which change with time.
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I think that Malcolm X was the most remarkable historical figure produced by Black America in the 20th century.
