Marian Wright Edelman Quotes
It was very clear to me in 1965, in Mississippi, that, as a lawyer, I could get people into schools, desegregate the schools, but if they were kicked off the plantations - and if they didn't have food, didn't have jobs, didn't have health care, didn't have the means to exercise those civil rights, we were not going to have success.
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I feel that there has been progress made since I was a boy on matters of race, but we have a long way to go.
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I had eleven varsity letters. I loved basketball the best, but cross-country is a little more under your control.
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Jewish, black, Filipino, whatever the specificity is, it's specificity that makes a good story. And I think people are tired of seeing the same old shtick on network television. It's just a group of white people hanging out talking about their jobs. Who cares? We've seen that.
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We need to protect the privacy rights of all Americans, and that means stopping the federal government from spying on the cellphones and emails of law-abiding citizens.
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There is a role and function for beauty in our time.
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What is Norah Jones' style? Is it just the albums that we've heard? She has a rock group where she plays guitar in, downtown in New York, so do we really know her style?
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I hope Obama gets scary in the next four years, 'cuz he ain't gotta worry about getting re-elected.
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I always drive like a madman.
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I received a D.Sc. from the University of London in 1992.
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The kids from the streets don't want preaching or messages. They want what they can identify with. They want to hear about the reality of their situation, not fairy tales. They don't care if it's ugly; they just want reality.
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Never for the sake of peace and quiet deny your convictions.
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I think the key to getting rid of illegal immigration, no matter where its coming from, is that you need to have a good legal apparatus for immigration.
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True character arises from a deeper well than religion.
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Storms and darkness scared me, but somehow it encouraged me to learn about nature and I think nothing's dark, dark is beautiful too.
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I hope everybody enjoys our input on 'Black Water' - it sure was a lot of fun getting to record it.
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I can't deal with someone flashy. That's so not me.
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Starting out, they told me: 'You're a good-looking guy. We'll put you in this role, and you can be a conduit for the audience into this side of the story.' But I've grown up, and that's not what I want anymore. My concept of the job I do has evolved. And it is a job, nothing more.
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My life has taken me down several different paths I never expected it to take me down. Not in a million years.
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I had a small-town life - I worked at the local McDonald's for three years. I'm not sure why they kept me: I am something of a daydreamer and a dawdler, so they would only let me be the 'friendly voice' that greeted you when you entered the restaurant.
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I think money is due for some sort of collapse. People are going to realize that money has a half-life, like radioactive elements.
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The time has come to tell the truth about the corruption of the government employee unions in this country.
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If you've never been to one of my concerts. I want you to know that it is OK to scream and yell.
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I have no personal ambitions. I consider it a great privilege to have been given an opportunity to serve, through the Congress party, the people of India. I think that itself is a great reward. I have no personal ambitions in that regard.
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It was very clear to me in 1965, in Mississippi, that, as a lawyer, I could get people into schools, desegregate the schools, but if they were kicked off the plantations - and if they didn't have food, didn't have jobs, didn't have health care, didn't have the means to exercise those civil rights, we were not going to have success.
