Angie Thomas Quotes
I think the more we see more officers holding each other accountable, the more we will see people trust cops in this country.
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'Skins' is about a group of teenagers in Bristol, and it's all about what they get up to and all the different things they do. I think it's a good show because it's come from a very real place, and there's a lot of young people involved in the writing.
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I always get sick of these conversations where people are so obsessed with pixels, with high definition, and even with technology in general. I find it just dull and heartless. And so I wanted to use only the worst machines.
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Anyone can wear any color. The question is about finding the right shade. There is a momentary trend to dark colors because when the financials are not that great, people go for black, navy and grey.
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Maybe I should pretend like I'm not insecure, but I really am. This movie is going to come out and... will people like it? Will they like Rey?
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Being famous has changed a lot, because now there's so many outlets, between magazines, TV shows, and the Internet, for people to stalk and follow you. We created the monster.
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The secret of doing well on TV is to understand that it's not too important. A lot of people watching doesn't change anything.
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But black people fall for that same argument, and they go around talking about law breakers. We did not make the laws in this country. We are neither morally nor legally confined to those laws. Those laws that keep them up, keep us down.
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Religious beliefs are sacred to people, and at all times should be respected and honoured.
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People thought we were a joke because we got noticed so fast.
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I wasn't really the most charming person, socially – it took me a long time to develop my people skills – but the one place I was always comfortable was onstage, acting or singing.
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I'm not confident around compliments or being celebrated, and I'm not comfortable with the thought of envy, which some people thrive on.
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The goal with a big piece of social legislation is to have a bipartisan result, so the country will accept it.
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The atom bomb is a paper tiger which the United States reactionaries use to scare people. It looks terrible, but in fact it isn't.
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We have to look to the well-being of the Lebanese citizens and create prosperity in the country, and you can't create prosperity without stability.
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It's no use of talking unless people understand what you say.
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The women who don't feel that people think they're sexy are the ones who seem to titillate in that way, because they don't feel like they're getting that kind of approval.
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It's amazing to think how powerful of a force optimism and hope can be. It's the thing that saves me. I believed that I lived in the greatest country in the world. I still believe that, and consequently, I believed that I had a chance, even though things around me were absolutely crazy and difficult.
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I don't believe in just ordering people to do things. You have to sort of grab an oar and row with them.
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Africans who immigrate to America know how little racism exists there. They suspect it before emigrating from Africa, and they know it after arriving in America. Indeed, America, the Left's depiction of it notwithstanding, is the least racist country in the world.
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All communities have a right to clean water. The taxpayers of Pueblo should not have to carry the burden of the clean up cost simply because they live downstream.
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You can't get more for less. You get what you pay for.
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If there's Cold War, no 'Star Wars' in China.
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“But the Dark cannot claim what Light does not surrender.”
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I think the more we see more officers holding each other accountable, the more we will see people trust cops in this country.
