Andrea M. Ghez Quotes
There's a large cluster of stars that are orbiting the center of our galaxy. And by measuring the motion of stars, and in particular, their orbits, we can figure out whether or not there's a central black hole.
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We must never forget that Black History is American History. The achievements of African Americans have contributed to our nation's greatness.
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One of my personal plights in this business is about playing 'The Sassy Black Girl.'
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African-Americans are not a monolithic group. So, we tend to talk about the black community, the black culture, the African-American television viewing audience, but there are just as many facets of us as there are other cultures.
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College was where I got to actually experience the difference between black and white.
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The economic dynamic in Zimbabwe is perversely robust: while ordinary people suffer, black-market dealers and people with foreign bank accounts prosper, making them powerful stakeholders in the perpetuation of devastating economic policies.
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We have a vision of South Africa in which black and white shall live and work together as equals in conditions of peace and prosperity.
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To be black in the Baltimore of my youth was to be naked before the elements of the world.
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Black people can be the most conservative, the most discriminating. Especially among ourselves. It wasn't white people who said all black men have to wear baggy jeans.
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'Black Messiah' is a hell of a name for an album. It can easily be misunderstood. Many will think it's about religion. Some will jump to the conclusion that I'm calling myself a Black Messiah. For me, the title is about all of us. It's about the world. It's about an idea we can all aspire to. We should all aspire to be a Black Messiah.
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All these police treating our people wrong, man. Black lives matter, but we got fans of all different colors, so all lives matter.
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A show hosted by a black had never been accepted, so the first time that knob's turned on, people are judging against all they have ever been taught. I may have been the first black in the house.
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It takes ground activity to stimulate that Black vote.
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Jack Black is so funny! On and off screen, like, he would make you laugh every day. He's hilarious.
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Like the Negro League players, I traveled through the segregated south as a young man. Because I was black, I was denied service at many restaurants and could only drink from water fountains marked 'Colored.' When I went to the movies, I would have to sit in the Colored balcony.
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People only look at you and say, 'You are black and you are from the banlieue,' and all the doors are closed. I had the desire to be something else. If I see a door that is a little open, I will find a way to get through.
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My biggest luck was the Terry McMillan era, because what happened after the phenomenon of 'Waiting to Exhale' is that publishing woke up. They said, 'Wow. Black people do read.'
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When I look back at what I had to go through in black baseball, I can only marvel at the many black players who stuck it out for years in the Jim Crow leagues because they had nowhere else to go.
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I'm not familiar particularly with Hillary Clinton's neighborhood, but I wish people were a little bit more curious about what we call privilege and about why it's there. Black people in this country have no choice but to be curious. We have to know. I wish folks would do a little bit more investigation.
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I've never been to a black-tie thing in my life. I didn't even go to my prom.
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I have known Tiffany R. Warren for many years, and we have always shared the goal to promote diversity and inclusion in the creative industries.
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If you truly have it, you never lose it; and if you lose it, you never truly had it.
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Nobody black or white who really believes in democracy can stand aside now; everybody's got to stand up and be counted.
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There's a large cluster of stars that are orbiting the center of our galaxy. And by measuring the motion of stars, and in particular, their orbits, we can figure out whether or not there's a central black hole.
