Eric Foner Quotes
America at the turn of this century is a far freer, more egalitarian society than in 1900.
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In South Africa, being Chinese meant I wasn't white and I wasn't black. I trained in Baragwanath Hospital, the largest black hospital in South Africa. That was around 1976, the time of the Soweto Uprising, when police fired on children and students who were protesting. I was part of the group of interns who volunteered to treat them.
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He who binds his soul to knowledge, steals the key of heaven.
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If you're lucky, I think you know what you want to do with your life. I think that's a greater gift that any of the gifts you might have when you do know, if you know what I mean. It must be awful to not know what to do.
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Continuous persecution of widows and orphans is a crime. Even the Bible says there is a specific place in hell for those who oppress widows.
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Designers have told me that their collections are so me, but I don't always recognise it because if you ask me what my style is, I'm really not that sure.
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I pretty much try to stay in a constant state of confusion just because of the expression it leaves on my face.
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If you're a designer, there's got to be some films that you've seen that have inspired you creatively. There's no escaping that.
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You can't work in a steel mill and think small. Giant converters hundreds of feet high. Every night, the sky looked enormous. It was a torrent of flames - of fire. The place that Pittsburgh used to be had such scale.
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The delights of self-discovery are always available.
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I can never sit still. I wanna hurl myself into life.
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The principal did not like the fact that the teachers would take my side. I always left an impression when I left the school - not for who I was but for what I did there.
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The dilemma for early 21st century journalism is this: Who will pay for the news?
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I wanted to write a food book, but I'm not a chef or an expert on culinary matters, to put it mildly.
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I had bohemian parents in Seattle in the last '60s living in a houseboat. My dad wrote science fiction novels and painted big murals and oil paintings.
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One of the reasons I've never done intensive psychotherapy or any of that stuff is that if there's anything in me that needs fixing, I want to know that I can rely on my own intuition to fix it.
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I don't think college wrestling is in danger of extinction by any means. But I am concerned if one program drops.
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Parallel to our vast strides in technology, there is a dangerous rise in unemployment, foreclosures, and degrading education. Millions of people are stricken with hopelessness and strife. Sadly, in the name of progress we have polluted the air, water, soil and the food we eat.
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I've always wanted to play 'Lady Macbeth' and Strindberg's 'Miss Julie'.
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If we want technology to serve society rather than enslave it, we have to build systems accessible to all people - be they male or female, young, old, disabled, computer wizards or technophobes.
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Dumped? Fired? Scorned? Humiliated? Totally pissed off? If so, I've got great news! You might be on your way to living your best life ever - if you consciously choose to channel this pain into fuel - and use it to motivate yourself to become your highest potential self!
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We are able to help animals all around the world as a result of the media and entertainment business, which is able to spread compassion and change at rapid speed.
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When I was younger, about 15, I suffered badly from depression.
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Love the trees until their leaves fall off, then encourage them to try again next year.
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America at the turn of this century is a far freer, more egalitarian society than in 1900.
