Angela Davis Quotes
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It's just like heirloom tomatoes; this is heirloom music. We used to have all kinds of diversity in our poultry, in our vegetables, in our fruits, and slowly but surely the monoculture beast comes in. I'm saying that's not a good idea. And if it means that I gotta do it on my own, then I do it on my own.
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The image of Russian troops pouring into Ukraine and encircling military units in Crimea has been a wake-up call that will reverberate for a generation.
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There was a girl who messaged me and said she was on the verge of taking her life, then 'Battles' came on just in the nick of time.
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And from a military school which taught me that to fit into society, you can't just do anything you damn well please because it will suit you. And that it's much better to be with the winners than it is with the losers.
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I'm just going to have fun. Maybe that will be the most important thing to do.
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I knew at a young age that I wanted to do comedy, and maybe part of that was trying to fit in at school because I had a weird name, and my parents had these accents, and I was definitely a late bloomer.
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Social Security is the only thing most Americans can count on to keep them out of poverty during retirement.
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I guess I'm attracted to people who are singing about love or life, and they have a particular passion that I can connect with.
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I think what Hollywood has done for so long, is make movies for themselves.
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Everyone tries to compare cooks to rock stars. I see more comparisons to the fashion world.
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I take work very seriously and telling the truth in my job and professionalism.
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America needs young people to be inspired to choose sacrifice over greed.
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I don't possess a lot of self-confidence. I'm an actor so I simply act confident every time I hit the stage.
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Most people spend a lot of time justifying why it's got to be this way, ... they can put away something.
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The only time you lose at something is when you don't learn from that experience.
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Information is a beacon, a cudgel, an olive branch, a deterrent - all depending on who wields it and how.
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Strange how tightly one's body could be held, how close to somebody else's heart, and yet one wasn't anywhere near the holder. They locked you up in prisons that way, holding your body tight and thinking they had got you, and all the while your mind—you—was as free as the wind and the sunlight. She couldn't help it, she struggled hard to feel as she had felt when she woke up and saw him sitting near her; but the way he had refused to be friends, the complete absence of any readiness in him to meet her, not half, nor even a quarter, but a little bit of the way, had for the first time made her consciously afraid of him.
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I cannot bear to associate with the ordinary run of people. I have to surround myself with individuals who for the most part are more than a trifle insane
