Alicia Garza Quotes
The Clintons use black people for votes but then don't do anything for black communities after they're elected. They use us for photo ops.
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It's a luxury to not have to just be performing with other people to have my music heard.
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I was born in Bradford, a city in the north of England that God forgot about. A place where most people never leave, but if they do, they certainly never go back.
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I worked as a telemarketer for an SAT-prep company. That was the worst of it, because I had to call people in post-Katrina New Orleans and offer them this very, very expensive SAT class. And I'm not even a good salesman.
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The most important service rendered by the press and the magazines is that of educating people to approach printed matter with distrust.
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I get so excited when a song I wrote that's very personal to me goes No. 1 and I look down and see people singing the words back to me.
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I made lots of talks and challenged lots of people.
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All of my favorite people - people I really trust - none of them were cool in their younger years.
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I realise how important it is to use the time I have. I respect people who want to do that by watching television. I happen to want to read books. But I know I can't read all the books or watch all the movies in one lifetime.
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The best thing about being on the road in general is just playing every single night in front of people that are genuinely fans of your music.
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People die because they find living too painful.
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The misperception about the South is that everybody is racist, and all black people are victims, that what was prevalent in the '60s is only relegated to the South.
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People don't blame the act of driving for auto accidents.
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Gentrification always makes me laugh. People complain about traffic. Live in Atlanta! You can't have it both ways; you can't live in an incredible city and not expect it to get congested.
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In my life, I've never really listened to when people start forming opinions on how you should be doing things.
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Those few people who do respond to the dire conditions of the future - journalists, environmentalists, behavioral scientists - tend not to be powerful.
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To be aware of others' accomplishments and the indebtedness we have to so many people is to appreciate and begin to respect all members of the human family.
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There are people who are good for letters and others that are good for numbers.
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The general message would be to say to all these young people: If you have entrepreneurial aspirations, there is money, there are consumers, there is a huge market. The only thing you need to do is to go there and start doing things.
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And history also shows that seemingly ordinary people who are sufficiently resolute about justice can triumph over the most formidable adversaries.
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There has always been a feeling with people that they love my singing but not always the choice of material.
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When I was much younger, I sometimes felt rejected by feminists because of an image that I sold because it paid the bills. Any fool could tell my hair is dyed.
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Muti is going to do the Alpine Symphony this year. He will do it well because it is not very well known.
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The Clintons use black people for votes but then don't do anything for black communities after they're elected. They use us for photo ops.
