Ta-Nehisi Coates Quotes
I think President [Barack] Obama deeply underestimated the force of white supremacy in American life.
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At one point, I had a story accepted at the 'New Yorker,' which sent off weird bells in people when I told them - 'Oh,' they thought, 'now you are a writer' - where I really had been for the last 30-odd years.
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Containment, as everyone will recall, was a rough plan for stopping the Communists any time they crossed a certain line dividing our half of the world from theirs.
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Nothing is unfilmable.
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What can a pencil do for all of us? Amazing things. It can write transcendent poetry, uplifting music, or life-changing equations; it can sketch the future, give life to untold beauty, and communicate the full-force of our love and aspirations.
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Libraries allow children to ask questions about the world and find the answers. And the wonderful thing is that once a child learns to use a library, the doors to learning are always open.
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Good design should be honest.
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There's a puppy store near where I live. They know me by name in there because I go so often.
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I love to write.
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There will be the 5% on the fringe of any hardcore fanbase that get angry about any change you make to the source material. The truth is that novels, games, comics, and what-have-you are not usually ready to be slapped up on screen as-is.
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I just don't think men fancy me.
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One can not impede scientific progress.
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But freedom, liberty, is an attribute of the soul and it may exist even when the body is in bondage.
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I'm not nervous standing with anyone.
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I love old movies. The '40s theatre pace is fantastic.
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There is no way to peace; peace is the way.
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I've never asked a player if they would sign my shoe.
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I was kind of loathe to go on social media. I find the trolling unacceptable, and I never wanted to look like I was someone who would accept that.
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To say that people would cease to come to California if they would have to pay more taxes is to underestimate the advantages of being in California - mightily.
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If a man is terrified, it's up to me to dispel that terror.
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If we wipe out the fish, the oceans are going to die. If the oceans die, we die. We can't live on this planet with a dead ocean.
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I wasn't a good rule-breaker when I was younger.
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Dogs display reluctance and wrath If you try to give them a bath. They bury bones in hideaways And half the time they trot sideaways.
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I will negotiate with my worst enemy.
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I think President [Barack] Obama deeply underestimated the force of white supremacy in American life.
