Karen Finney Quotes
One of the things about Herman Cain is, I think that he makes that white Republican base of the party feel okay, feel like they are not racist because they can like this guy. I think he giving that base a free pass. And I think they like him because they think he's a black man who knows his place. And I know that's harsh, but that's how it sure seems to me.
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The mountains, the forest, and the sea, render men savage; they develop the fierce, but yet do not destroy the human.
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You have to enjoy it. It is not going to happen every year, so this is the year that it is happening and we have got to go out there and enjoy it.
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In matters of conscience, the law of the majority has no place.
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I really like to please people, and I think it's a symptom of being an only child.
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Time is all you have and you may find one day that you have less than you think.'
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Never underestimate the intelligence of the audience; make good programmes, and they will come.
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I like what the future holds. I don't like thinking about the past.
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Just thinking about that, if that were to really happen, if an alien were to come down and really abduct you, how terrifying and how earth-shattering would that be? Your whole world is just destroyed. God is destroyed. It's kind of a fascinating thing to think about.
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One of the things about Herman Cain is, I think that he makes that white Republican base of the party feel okay, feel like they are not racist because they can like this guy. I think he giving that base a free pass. And I think they like him because they think he's a black man who knows his place. And I know that's harsh, but that's how it sure seems to me.
