Angela Rye Quotes
I am tired of people telling me that black people are beneath a standard when we have to be twice as good all the time.
Quotes to Explore
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I wanted my children to have the same exposure to the water I had. My strongest memories of Northeast Harbor are going in a small Whaler with my dad, looking for osprey.
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I was perhaps about 10 years old when a local farmer rang us up to say he had found a young badger and would we take it in. So we did; it was a female called Bessy and she lived in the boiler room. She was extremely intelligent, had a very low opinion of cats but loved the dogs. She was pretty well trained; she went in the car.
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Like many writers, I started by writing short stories. I needed to learn how to write and stories are the most practical way to do this, and less soul-destroying than working your way through a lengthy novel and then discovering it's rubbish.
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We need to bring sustainable energy to every corner of the globe with technologies like solar energy mini-grids, solar powered lights, and wind turbines.
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'Hellraiser' is an amazing world that Clive Barker created, and it is such a beautifully vibrant and surreal world within which to work. It is also not an undaunting canvas. It is a canvas created by an artist.
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You have to handle adversity well. There are roadblocks you will have to fight through.
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As Senator, I will always put the health and safety of New Hampshire's families first.
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If someone asked what kind of music I play, I wouldn't say I'm a folk singer; however, if folk music means music for the people, and playing music to entertain them and share different messages, then sure, I'd like to think that I'm part folk singer.
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I write in English because I was raised in the States and educated in this language.
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I had a very brilliant father who was not only intellectual, but was street-smart and very curious to boot. The day I found out that he didn't know everything, I grew up. It was a shock. I just thought that the man was the end-all of everything, and he knew the answer to everything. Then I found out I'd have to find out my own answers.
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All the religions of the world, while they may differ in other respects, unitedly proclaim that nothing lives in this world but Truth.
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I know that for me, a lot of people will look at me and they'll think 'Somali' or 'outsider' instead of 'Minnesota.'
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The nation which forgets its defenders will be itself forgotten.
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Relationships are people's No. 1 priorities. They want to have good relationships, and a lot of times they don't.
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I learned early on not to listen to either critique - the people who love you or the people who don't like you.
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All the big online retailers are looking at how to enter the Russian market.
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It's funny; people get so doctrinaire about music. It should be the last thing you don't have an open mind about.
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He, however, who begins with Metaphysics, will not only become confused in matters of religion, but will fall into complete infidelity.
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The only reason we make good role models is because you guys look up to athletes and we can influence you in positive ways. But the real role models should be your parents and teachers!
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Men say they love independence in a woman, but they don't waste a second demolishing it brick by brick.
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I'm from Europe, and I was very aware that there are a lot of literature snobs - especially in Europe. As soon as something becomes a success, it has to be bad, and then they'll do everything they can to stab it to death.
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People have grown fond of me, like some old building.
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Do you know how big of an insult that is to me - to say that I had to be brave to confront some ignorant white folks?
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I am tired of people telling me that black people are beneath a standard when we have to be twice as good all the time.
