Ta-Nehisi Coates Quotes
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Swim upstream. Go the other way. Ignore the conventional wisdom.
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Jewish, black, Filipino, whatever the specificity is, it's specificity that makes a good story. And I think people are tired of seeing the same old shtick on network television. It's just a group of white people hanging out talking about their jobs. Who cares? We've seen that.
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I think we have to pay attention to the Arab masses not just in the Gulf States, but also in the hinterlands.
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I don't want my writing to be work to read. My main goal is completely shameless entertainment. I want people to smile and giggle and enjoy the book. I'm not trying to save the world through literature.
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Most Americans are more concerned about the economy and job creation. And they can't understand why the Obama administration or the Democrat majority in Congress wants to pass a bill like the cap-and-trade tax that will cost us jobs, that will hurt our economy, that will drive up costs for families, as well as for small businesses.
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Every economic opinion is associated with a set of assumptions.
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I have a feeling we're not in Kansas anymore.
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I grew up pretty much with nothing.
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Not being able to read and write music is not the same as being illiterate in speech and writing.
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You can be in the shape of your life, and then injury strikes. So you have to grab your opportunities.
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In 2014, Utah cities Salt Lake City and Provo both surpassed Silicon Valley in per-deal venture capital averages. From large, multi-campus companies to promising start-ups, Silicon Slopes offers a promising climate for businesses. The entire tech industry has its eyes on Utah.
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Mr. Obama denounced the $2.3 trillion added to the national debt on Mr. Bush's watch as 'deficits as far as the eye can see.' But Mr. Obama's budget adds $9.3 trillion to the debt over the next 10 years. What happened to Obama the deficit hawk?
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As soon as you say that there is a community called, let's say, black Americans, you've immediately created a boundary line - who's in that group, who's outside that group.
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By four years of age, the average child in a family receiving public assistance has heard about 13 million words, compared to 45 million for a child from a wealthier family. The disadvantages developed during their first four years are usually still present in high school.
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I never saw movies I was in because my mom told me that would be prideful, being stuck on yourself.
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I'm an explorer.
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Baseball's future? Bigger and bigger, better and better! No question about it, it's the greatest game there is!
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I've read that the ancient Chinese art of feng shui can bring a sense of peace, well-being, and positive energy to a home - same as beer.
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We wanted a supporting cast that would appeal to Baby Boomers who grew up in the fifties.
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I think people like musicals. And when done with a modern comedic sensibility, musical comedy can be the most efficient delivery of both storytelling and jokes.
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I do feel like there's a level of ridiculousness going on in electronic music... It's getting borderline absurd out there.
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"You going back," she said. "You ain't going to run away from this, Grant."
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Washington was a typical American. Napoleon was a typical Frenchman, but Lincoln was a humanitarian as broad as the world. He was bigger than his country - bigger than all the Presidents together. We are still too near to his greatness,' (Leo) Tolstoy (in 1908) concluded, 'but after a few centuries more our posterity will find him considerably bigger than we do. His genius is still too strong and powerful for the common understanding, just as the sun is too hot when its light beams directly on us.' (748)
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Abraham Lincoln was killed by the forces of white supremacy.
