Ta-Nehisi Coates Quotes
We've got in the habit of not really understanding how freedom was in the 19th century, the idea of government of the people in the 19th century. America commits itself to that in theory.
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If my love is without sacrifice, it is selfish. Such a love is barter, for there is exchange of love and devotion in return for something. It is conditional love.
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I don't think nostalgia has to be negative.
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There's nothing wrong with being anthropomorphic. That's how we understand the world.
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I believe in the power of intention to change the landscape of our society - and it is my intention to live an authentic life of compassion and integrity and action. Jamey Rodemeyer's life changed mine.
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Summer is a promissory note signed in June, its long days spent and gone before you know it, and due to be repaid next January.
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Creativity runs across many categories in life, from the arts-and-crafts project a mum or dad does with their kids, to the bestselling author's manuscript, to the designs of the hairdresser, to the creations of the computer programming genius.
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I feel like I missed a whole period of my childhood because I had a bunch of stressful things happen to me when I was like 17, 18, when people usually feel the most free in life, like going to college and like anything is possible.
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San Francisco, coolest place ever.
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I love the Royal Family. The Queen, she's fabulous.
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Before my son was born, I use to tell people that I was looking forward to no longer being the star of my own movie; then Harry came along, and it was like, 'Whoa, I'm really not!'
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I like being unconventional.
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Last year the National Sorry Day Committee consulted with stolen generations people in every State and Territory, and concluded that programmes set up in response to the Bringing Them Home Report are reaching only a small fraction of those they are intended to help.
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The true measure of success for the U.N. is not how much we promise, but how much we deliver for those who need us most.
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One of the pleasures of getting older and making a living the way you want to is that your social circle becomes rarified, and the people who enter have been vetted.
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I don't think I could ever give up music. It's what makes me tick. If there was no music, there would be no writing.
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The success of Torn was a bit too much for me. I took a year off and was still scared to start the second album.
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To hear of a thousand deaths in war is terrible, and we 'know' that it is. But as it registers on our hearts, it is not more terrible than one death fully imagined.
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I don't have many friends.
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My mum was a costume designer and costume supervisor in the theater and, especially, the ballet. But that was before I was born.
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Whenever I'm in sync with the trends, it's always an accident. I still love wearing clothes I've had for ten years. I think understated luxury is the chicest thing.
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I tried to give my career a shot from Barranquilla, but the musicians would never show up. It was just not taken seriously.
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Almost all people have this potential for evil, which would be unleashed only under certain dangerous social circumstances.
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It's unlikely. It's too 'inside.' There would be about 100 people who would be thrilled, but we have to think of the bigger picture.
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We've got in the habit of not really understanding how freedom was in the 19th century, the idea of government of the people in the 19th century. America commits itself to that in theory.
