Melvin Van Peebles Quotes

The key to empowerment is no more complicated than what Jesse Jackson said, 'We are somebody.' But the 'We are somebody' I would like to be in the larger sense: not just the urban African-American but homo sapiens in general - We are somebody.

Melvin Van Peebles

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

  • Author Profession: actor
  • Nationality: american
  • Birth: August 21, 1932

Topics

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I'm not playing to prove anything to anybody.

Jeremy Lin

ProveAnythingPlayingAnybody

It never occurred to me that one could just buy tickets to the Tonys. I figured you had to be invited.

Andrew Rannells

MeYouNeverBuyJustInvited

Thinking you're a genius is death.

John Jeremiah Sullivan

DeathThinkingGeniusYou

I can't say I love football anymore.

Ann McKee

LoveFootballSayAnymoreI Love

Donald Trump - you can say a lot of negative things about him, and I do, and I think he's completely unprepared for the office, and he lacks the fabric to lead this nation, but if there's one thing that he understands, it's branding and how to navigate the media.

Michael Avenatti

NegativeThinkMediaYouSayOffice

I'm fascinated to see how 'Black Watch' connects with an American audience.

John Tiffany

BlackAmericanAudienceSeeWatch

I enjoy playing football, and that's about it. I'm no-one special.

Toni Kroos

FootballEnjoySpecialPlayingAbout

The business has taken a toll on me.

Roddy Piper

BusinessMeTakenToll

I need an office, so I can have a place where I don't write.

Jonathan Safran Foer

I CanPlaceWriteOfficeNeedWhere

Jeb Bush, I appreciate you. You a leader. You a Bush.

DJ Khaled

LeaderAppreciateYouBush

The first Monopoly game I played with my brothers, I hated losing so much, I just had to beat them.

Drew Carey

LosingGameFirstMonopolyBeat

I write for myself. It's therapy.

Dawn Richard

MyselfTherapyWriteI Write

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