A. Philip Randolph Quotes
I suggest that ten thousand Negroes march on Washington, D.C., the capital of the Nation, with the slogan, 'We loyal Negro American citizens demand the right to work and fight for our country.'
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I'm the 1st black platinum artist in Detroit, solo artist in Detroit.
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There are no benefactors in Canada because there is no incentive.
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I have a song about being in love. I have a song about being supportive. There's inspiring ones, and there's some that show a little bit more fun and daring. It really is a range of who I am.
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To create something new is both thrilling and excruciating at the same time. It's great to have all these choices in front of you, and to have the writers in the room so you know exactly what they meant. But the downside is you want so badly not to screw it up!
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I don't think the lifestyle that I have, the things going on in my life right now, you could put that on any 23-year-old kid. But, you know, I was raised right, and I'm prepared for whatever.
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I was about five years old when I was eating soup in our kitchen, and as I was lifting the spoon towards my mouth, it bent and broke in half.
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It is only by not paying one's bills that one can hope to live in the memory of the commercial classes.
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You need to have people within your own party that have the wherewithal to stand up to you.
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My father never forced me, but chemistry was my best subject.
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I'm not a good writer. It takes me a long time to get there. I write and then rewrite and revise and do it over and over until I'm satisfied.
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People think that if you have a huge appetite, then you'll be better at it. But actually, it's how you confront the food that is brought to you. You have to be mentally and psychologically prepared.
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I'm not into solos, I'm into lyrics.
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'Dhruva' will have them glued to their seats throughout, and I'm sure of that.
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Imam Rauf and his backers have every legal right to build their extravagant Islamic center within the lethal radius of Ground Zero. But the rest of us have the right to question why they insist on doing so.
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'Shkoff' is to eat. 'Shkiaff' is to slap. Like, 'Gettouttahere I'm gonna give you a couple of shkiaffs,' or, 'Forget presentation, just shkiaff the food onto the plate.'
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I went through a lot of phases and studied many religions. I am not into religion, I am spiritual.
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I don't have time to think about age. There are so many things to do.
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I can't live without activity; I can't be sedentary.
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I will do today what others won't so I can do tomorrow what others can't.
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Share our similarities, celebrate our differences.
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We must stress that the euro has been beneficial to the European Union because, otherwise, in this context of international turmoil, every country would have to devalue their currencies.
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I love writing but don't get a huge amount of time to do it.
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Je l'ai trop aimé pour ne le point haïr!
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I suggest that ten thousand Negroes march on Washington, D.C., the capital of the Nation, with the slogan, 'We loyal Negro American citizens demand the right to work and fight for our country.'
