Ta-Nehisi Coates Quotes
People know things and have a remarkable capacity to act in their individual immediate interests all the time.
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I wanted my children to have the same exposure to the water I had. My strongest memories of Northeast Harbor are going in a small Whaler with my dad, looking for osprey.
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What was past was past. I suppose that was the general attitude.
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I was a tough kid with the jeans, the concert shirt with the flannel over it, the comb in the back pocket and the feathered hair.
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I can't conceive of cooking in a sunny place like Florida because my motivation comes from the changing seasons. That's why I decided to live in New York.
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The Sparks have always been committed to success and making the right moves to build upon their rich tradition in the WNBA.
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I know what I look like - a weird, sad clown puppet. I'm fine with that.
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As an actor, you don't want to play a one-dimensional character.
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Those most moved to tears by every word of a preacher are generally weak and a rascal when the feelings evaporate.
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Menon the Thessalian did not either conceal his immoderate desire of riches or his desire of commanding, in order to increase them, or of being esteemed for the same reason. He desired to be well with those in power, that his injustice might escape punishment.
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I'm fortunate to be famous for two rather imposing characters like Magneto and Gandalf.
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It's hard enough to work and raise a family when your kids are all healthy and relatively normal, but when you add on some kind of disability or disease, it can just be such a burden.
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There's a difference between a failure and a fiasco... a fiasco is a disaster of mythic proportions.
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As a competitor, I want to continue to keep turning the chapters and keep challenging myself.
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My retiring days are behind me – they're going to have to throw me out now.
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Remember, either you control your money or it will control you.
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And I think the blessing of heaven is on Bush. It's just the way it is.
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Old age and sickness bring out the essential characteristics of a man.
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I had a lot of survival jobs. One was for the Witty Ditty singing-telegram company. I was in the red-and-white stripes with the straw boater hat and kazoo. Balloons. Even when you're sleeping on a friend's couch, you have to pay some kind of rent.
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It's helpful to have a handbag that's a bit crazy, or shoes that have kiwis on them or something, because it distracts.
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I'll make music, whether or not anyone is listening, for the rest of my life. It's a natural form of expression for me, the same way I draw and write and sing.
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Humanity is exalted not because we are so far above other living creatures, but because knowing them well elevates the very concept of life.
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One of my life goals is to be a best man. It's a baller position. You get drunk, you make speeches, and you make love to the prettiest bridesmaid. Usually standing from behind.
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There are only the pursued, the pursuing, the busy and the tired.
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People know things and have a remarkable capacity to act in their individual immediate interests all the time.
