Lorraine Toussaint Quotes
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Back then I said to myself 'screw football.' Actually I just took part in this camp as there was nothing better for me to do. They also didn't draft me because they thought I was too wild and undisciplined.
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It's been 80 years since the Senate has confirmed a Supreme Court nominee who was nominated during an election. And particularly when the court hangs in the balance, it makes no sense whatsoever to give Barack Obama the power to jam through a judge in the final election year.
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I definitely feel more comfortable in my own skin since turning 40.
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My mother adores singing and plays piano. My uncle was a phenomenal pianist. My brother John is a double bassist. I used to play the piano, badly, and cello. My brother Peter played violin.
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I believe that in the historic and religious nature, marriage is between a man and a woman.
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Information, education, skills, healthcare, livelihood, financial inclusion, small and village enterprises, opportunities for women, conservation of natural resources, distributed clean energy - entirely new possibilities have emerged to change the development model.
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I'm not shy. I'm modest, but I'm very outgoing.
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I think my roles have been wonderfully varied. Not one has been racially stereotypical, and I have purposely chosen them like that.
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The rigid cause themselves to be broken; the pliable cause themselves to be bound.
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I regret that I have not written more, shouted louder, and acted out my beliefs.
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Comparing oneself with one's fellow writers is a bad idea. I would not review a fellow writer unless I had something terribly positive to say.
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The '70s were a time of turmoil and turnover. But I grew up here. I always wanted to play here.
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I was raised to sense what someone wanted me to be and be that kind of person. It took me a long time not to judge myself through someone else's eyes.
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I'll try anything once, twice if I like it, three times to make sure.
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Cubanas are very strong women. So don't mess with us - don't take us for granted!
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I think the potential for the program at the risk of sounding self-serving is large, some would say even limitless, so I'm excited about it and I think it can even pass next year.
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We should try to understand our innermost needs. We shouldn't use irony to reduce their power.
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It makes me feel kind of weird, but obviously the Man Upstairs gave me something and it touches people, and I'm just so blessed.
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As for me, prizes are nothing. My prize is my work.
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We live in a changing world, but we need to be reminded that the important things have not changed, and the important things will not change if we keep our priorities in proper order.
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I can only be who I am.
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I should have been trying to build a career, rather than leaving it in the hands of somebody else.
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Anything you need, you can get on YouTube. It's wacky.
