Ta-Nehisi Coates Quotes
Racism is, among other things, the unearned skepticism of one group of humans joined to the unearned sympathy for another.
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Amazon is holding its own because the service it provides - offering millions of books and other items quickly and easily from home at any hour of the day or night - is a real one, and one that was impossible before there was an Internet.
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I don't even own a television. I don't watch network television.
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It's interesting to have two totally unlikable characters as the love interests on a show.
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I do think that there are people who are able to connect with and empathize with anyone who is going through something difficult, just naturally. I don't think it's a world of effort for everyone.
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My mum always liked poetry, and she had pictures on the wall, so there was this visual stuff around.
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In boxing you never know who you're going to face in ring.
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I've been playing concerts for many years, and it's still as exciting as it was the first time. I hope that shows when I'm performing.
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Take heed, then, often to come together to give thanks to God, and show forth His praise. For when you assemble frequently in the same place, the powers of Satan are destroyed, and the destruction at which he aims is prevented by the unity of your faith.
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There is no job description for the first lady and she's only there because her husband got elected president.
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I think there are more female characters in videogames now but I also think that's because videogames in general are more diverse now.
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I've made Umno more democratic, more inclusive. Of course, by doing that, I'm putting myself at risk.
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I was home-schooled for my entire high school experience, so I never went to prom.
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I've had to learn when not to tweet. Like, you learn how to keep your mouth shut? Learn to keep your tweet shut.
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When Ignatius understood that God did not wish him to remain at Jerusalem, he began to consider what he should do. The plan he approved and adopted was to enter upon a course of study in order to be better fitted to save souls.
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I didn't aim at anything except good music.
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Afraid no, I wasn't afraid but it was an unusual thing, it was an unusual feeling. It was an unusual atmosphere for me having grown up in this country and, and, and never seeing anything like that.
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The great thing about 'Battlestar' was that it was basically 'Star Wars' but once a week, as opposed to waiting for three years for the movie to come out. I was a huge 'Battlestar' fan.
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My art and poetry is very political now. Because you've got to find that truth within you and express yourself. Somewhere out there, I know, there will be people who will listen.
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For many Native Americans across the land, the name of the Washington football team is a deeply personal reminder of a legacy of racism and generations of pain.
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Skepticism cannot be revolutionary, even though it speaks the language of revolution.
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Being an Ethiopian-born, Swedish-raised chef, there's nothing traditional about my Thanksgiving spread.
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To love God is something greater than to know Him.
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Forecasting is simply not a strength of the species; we are much better with tools and narrative storytelling.
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Racism is, among other things, the unearned skepticism of one group of humans joined to the unearned sympathy for another.
