Angela Davis Quotes
I’m a feminist so I believe in inhabiting contradictions. I believe in making contradictions productive, not in having to choose one side or the other side. As opposed to choosing either or, choosing both.
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Being on 'The Vampire Diaries' feels almost like a game you play when you're a kid. When I was a kid, I used to have to take the garbage out at night on Wednesdays. I lived out in the country. I'd take the garbage out, and I used to pretend that I was the only person in the whole world, except for one other person, and he was looking for me.
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Even a cock crows over his own dunghill.
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When you appear on the screen, often enough you become sexy, even if you look like an elephant.
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For decades, NRDC has created and supported policies that will ultimately end our reliance on fossil fuels.
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Let us not forget that the greatest composers were also the greatest thieves. They stole from everyone and everywhere.
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I was the official wedding photographer at one of my best friends' weddings. Fortunately she was one of the most easygoing brides ever, so she made it easy for me.
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Immigrants use the library often. A lot of them don't have access to books and Internet at home. They seem so disconnected to the city.
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I want to be the coolest aunt in the entire world.
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Never eat spinach just before going on the air.
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Sexuality is one of the biggest parts of who we are.
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I've done the Rolling Stones eating each other.
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In Maryland, we have the unfortunate distinction of being the most gerrymandered state in the entire nation.
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I've always wanted to do charity stuff. I'm such a nurturer and love taking care of people.
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I have had strange animals as pets all my life. I was shy growing up, and shy people tend to interact better with animals than people. Animals are direct, not duplicitous.
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I was mainly influenced by the Carter Family, Jimmie Rodgers, Loretta Lynn, Merle Haggard, and others like Bob Dylan, Johnny Cash.
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No money on earth can buy the love and affection that has been given to me by a grateful nation.
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I am always excited about playing in front of live audiences because I really enjoy it, for the most part.
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You can tell whether a man is clever by his answers. You can tell whether a man is wise by his questions.
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Creating festivals made a major impact on society in general because you couldn't draw large crowds indoors. At Newport we were soon drawing crowds of 10,000 and there weren't halls that could hold that many people.
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I love my kids as individuals, not as a herd, and I do have a herd of children: I have seven kids.
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I'm less concerned about whether being a good corporate citizen burnishes a company's reputation. That's just an added benefit. I believe it's a responsibility, and there is no negotiating on responsibilities.
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I'm not a feminist that hates men by any means.
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I’m a feminist so I believe in inhabiting contradictions. I believe in making contradictions productive, not in having to choose one side or the other side. As opposed to choosing either or, choosing both.
