Colson Whitehead Quotes
Schools don't teach American history that well, especially a lot of black American history.
Colson Whitehead
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The first job I ever had was at a pool-liner-manufacturing plant. Minimum wage was $4.25, and that's what I was making. It was this huge, hot, un-air-conditioned factory staffed with all women and me. This is in Georgia, during the summertime, so it was pretty ridiculous.
Jack McBrayer
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I pledged to become the world's greatest expert in a field I knew nothing about.
A. J. Jacobs
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If a division becomes insolvent, the credit markets' reaction to that is immediate - regardless of what period of time you think you have to remedy.
Walker Stapleton
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I didn't audition for 'SNL.' I sent in a tape to 'SNL' the year before I started writing there, but I got the job there through doing stand-up on Fallon.
Hannibal Buress
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I feel my story has been exercised very thoroughly and very frequently.
Jack Kilby
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God surrounded me with people of faith, people of strong faith, people of power, spiritual power, and I saw little miracles happen in their lives. By it happening in their lives, I started believing it could happen to me.
Natalie Cole
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The expensive ones are for Starz. No. We decided, as part of our Encore strategy, to broaden and strengthen and help focus the Encore plexus by adding original programming.
Chris Albrecht
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When I'm not acting, I try to be normal, play golf, play hockey. It's funny because you're in this little bubble when you're working - you don't read books, you don't really keep up with the news, you're just living that life.
Taylor Kitsch
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I'm learning to play by the rules. I sort of hate to think of it that way, but that's how it is. I'm really learning to function out there and in such a way that I don't need to drink.
Dana Plato
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The majority of the world - including myself - we all have problems and difficulty in life, and life's messy. But there are great rewards in life, too.
Eric Close
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My parents' divorce was very difficult. Divorce is essentially incredibly painful, but it's also an essential part of life.
Abi Morgan
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Schools don't teach American history that well, especially a lot of black American history.
Colson Whitehead