Colson Whitehead Quotes
I wanted to be one of these multidisciplinary critics who is doing music one day, TV the next, and books the next.Colson Whitehead
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I never thought I wouldn't succeed. Not because I thought I was good-looking - I just thought I would make it.
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I love to beatbox and have been doing it before I even knew what it was.
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The political system is not for the people. The people are secondary to the economy. It's about what generates money, not about what benefits the people.
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There's nobody else that can double me - except for a doll.
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We can only learn to love by loving.
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One of the most important tools we have at the Small Business Administration (SBA) to reach high growth entrepreneurs is the Small Business Investment Company (SBIC) program.
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I think the government must recognise that the wounds of conflict are even more grievous on the mind than the body, and indeed may even serve to fuel further conflict. Where conflict cannot be avoided, provision of adequate psychosocial services to prevent the adverse mental health consequences should take priority.
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When they talk of ghosts of the dead who wander in the night with things still undone in life, they approximate my subjective experience of this life.
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Dave thought he was bigger than Van Halen the band. So there was this catfight going on for 10 years.
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I'm not 'Will's brother' anymore. Will is my brother. I'm paving the way for all middle children out there.
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I think the tone of the show has certainly changed over the years, because it's really, really hard to do something different when you have a show going on as long as this has.
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I shall participate, I shall contribute, and in so doing, I will be the gainer.
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Online hierarchies are inherently dynamic. The moment someone stops adding value to the community, his influence starts to wane.
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In social matters, pointless conventions are not merely the bee sting of etiquette, but the snake bite of moral order.
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I don't consider myself a competition to anyone. There is ample space for everyone here. When there are directors who create characters for me, why should I feel bothered or insecure? When it comes to updating myself, I work very hard to relate to the emotions of characters I play.
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I don't like being in debt, and I wouldn't borrow money for anything.
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'Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon' is not a direct-to-video, low-budget sequel: it's a big film. And it'd be fantastic to have the opportunity to see it on the IMAX screens at the same time, and IMAX has made arrangements with us for that to happen.
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People stopped me on the street and said 'I can't live up to you.' Of course, they're referring to June Cleaver.
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Not only are police officers often taken for granted, many people are highly vocal about their dislike for cops.
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We must concentrate not merely on the negative expulsion of war but the postive affirmation of peace.
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In the year since we brought things into the open with a clean breath of fresh air at City Hall, we have learned about corrupt spending practices and unethical conflicts of interest that waste your money... and keep Dallas from being the great city of our dreams.
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Manuscripts do not burn.
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I wanted to be one of these multidisciplinary critics who is doing music one day, TV the next, and books the next.
Colson Whitehead
