Bayard Rustin Quotes
The barometer for judging the character of people, in regard human rights, is now those who consider themselves gay, homosexual, lesbian. The judgment as to whether you can trust the future, the social advancement - depending on people - will be judged on where they come out on that question.
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I'm not a video brat. I don't derive all my inspiration through movies. I get it from a lot of other places, too.
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President Obama vowed in his State of the Union address to make assisting domestic manufacturers a top priority for his second term.
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You need a routine, to be able to spend some time with a person, and my lifestyle is constantly on the move.
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I love morning television because it's the most vulnerable time of day, when you are at your rawest, and if I have the ability to make viewers smile, that's a gift from God.
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I worry about whether SBA programs are still doing what they are meant to do - support lenders who fund good business startups and good expansion plans.
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I am a little obsessed with surprise kitty.
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There's not much room for eccentricity in Hollywood, and eccentricity is what's sexy in people.
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I like 'The Nightly Show.' People ask me what it is, and I say, 'If you're watching 'The Daily Show,' and it feels like it's getting a little darker, you're probably watching 'The Nightly Show.''
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I expect the Republicans will enjoy a large bounce out of their convention. They're here wrapping themselves in the 9/11 flag, which I think is inappropriate in many ways, but it's their choice.
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It would be hard to ignore the absence of democracy in any Arab nation.
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The humanities need to be defended today against the encroachments of physical science, as they once needed to be against the encroachment of theology.
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I will never support any tax increase on middle-income earners, ever... If you're not going to eliminate loopholes and exemptions, then I wouldn't support lowering rates.
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When people say to me 'what do you think of rap music?' my answer is there's no such thing. There's rap and there's music.
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Anybody who plays the stock market not as an insider is like a man buying cows in the moonlight.
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Violent crime is a solved problem - all they have to do is repeal the laws that keep those intelligent, capable, and responsible men and women from arming themselves, and violent crime evaporates like dry ice on a hot summer day.
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I like to keep fit, but I never lift very heavy weights.
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Rejuvenation of younger players should be the job of the Indonesian Badminton Association. But local competitions will help identify new talent.
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The relationship between violence and nonviolence in this country is interesting. The fact of the matter is, you know, people do respond to riots. The 1968 Housing Act was in large response to riots that broke out after Dr. Martin Luther King was killed. They cited these as an actual inspiration.
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I want to have an impact on my son.
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I went through college while working a full-time manual-labor job, and I don't regret a minute of it; it was a great learning experience.
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I want to be open about my condition to show others that they are not alone in dealing with this form of chronic hives. My advice for people with CIU is to talk to their doctor about their condition.
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I have not thought too much about the psychology or life of the character Jonas in some time.
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When we went to cover it I thought we would change it to a song of loving and longing instead of the sex machine song Kylie turned it into. I've met Kylie and told her we were covering her song and she was pleased.
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The barometer for judging the character of people, in regard human rights, is now those who consider themselves gay, homosexual, lesbian. The judgment as to whether you can trust the future, the social advancement - depending on people - will be judged on where they come out on that question.
