Bernadine Dohrn Quotes
You can't win for losing. Either you fulfill their stereotype of being a radical 60's person or you've sold out. In fact, of course, millions of people who were active in the 60's are doing work on issues that try to reflect their values.
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It is a growing process. You can't just like beer. You have to start somewhere and learn the different flavors.
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The problem of the world today is the people talk on and on about democracy, freedom, justice. But I don't give a damn about democracy if I am worried about survival.
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You've just got to sing, do some kind of singing every day. Early mornings and cold weather can mess with that. I drink special teas with cayenne pepper, but I think you're psyching yourself out, really.
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Life wasn't about freeing up human souls. It was about creating obedient slaves in the hierarchical construction of the society - with God at the top, then the king and then the father.
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I'm just little me, an American who wants to see his country do better.
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I never been a hater of these other cats, who never really had nothing, being successful. That's not my problem.
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Confidence is key. Sometimes, you need to look like you're confident even when you're not.
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I actually started playing in little cafes around New York, and I have a lot of good friends of mine who are musicians who are struggling in New York.
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I learned very early on in life that not everyone wants to hear every fact in the world, even if you want to tell them everything you've ever read.
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Countries with higher levels of gender equality have higher economic growth. Companies with more women on their boards have higher returns. Peace agreements that include women are more successful. Parliaments with more women take up a wider range of issues - including health, education, anti-discrimination, and child support.
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I can't deal with someone flashy. That's so not me.
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I have to admit that I can't take a whole fig and eat it on its own as I would a peach or mango. It's just too much.
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I like the condition of being an outsider, just passing through.
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Working with Bill Cosby was incredible. I was lucky to be a part of that.
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The day we run out of petrol is the day Iran will be free.
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Some things are really sacred and important to other cultures, so you have to be aware, politically, about those things before you just adopt them.
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Nothing is inevitable until it happens.
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As a little kid, I watched hip hop get created. So it's an honour for me to represent the Bronx, the motherland of hip hop.
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Russia was a slave in Europe but would be a master in Asia.
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We have reached the point where we are now possessed of sufficient information for each individual human to dare to exercise the option to "make it" rather than having to depend on the decisions of an educated elite.
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America is a mistake, a giant mistake.
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To make a perfect t-shirt is hard - all you have is white cotton and fit. that's where experience comes in.
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People always used to say to me, 'Don't you want your own show? That'd be so cool if you had your own show.' I said, 'You know, it's not gonna happen. So – no.'
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You can't win for losing. Either you fulfill their stereotype of being a radical 60's person or you've sold out. In fact, of course, millions of people who were active in the 60's are doing work on issues that try to reflect their values.
