Angela Davis Quotes

Racism, in the first place, is a weapon used by the wealthy to increase the profits they bring in by paying Black workers less for their work.

Angela Davis

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WorkRacismBlackPlaceFirstBring

I have to avoid sweet food because it's my weakness, and it's really hard. What you eat will definitely affect your skin, so I really try to stay away from sweets.

Maye Musk

FoodSweetWeaknessYouSkinTry

But if we learn to think of it as anticipation, as learning, as growing, if we think of the time we spend waiting for the big things of life as an opportunity instead of a passing of time, what wonderful horizons open out!

Anna Neagle

LifeLearningOpportunityTimeThink

Born in the silent era, with the first ceremony hosted by Douglas Fairbanks at the Roosevelt Hotel, the Oscars are a tradition in a business that doesn't have much of it, and the biggest spectacle in a business that's often nothing but.

Steve Erickson

BusinessHotelTraditionBornSilent

As we all know, when you're an athlete things are a little bit easier for you. It didn't mean that what was going on inside my heart wasn't a bit of a thunderstorm, but outwardly I got along ok. I was really shy in seventh grade.

Stephen Chbosky

HeartYouKnowAthleteShyMean

I feel like I've known Hunter S. Thompson for most of my life. I first encountered him in 1981, when I was 12.

Tucker Carlson

LifeFeelMy LifeFirstHimHunter

And then you might decide that the country can just spend maybe years or decades to regain that credit, or maybe give that county the support, the financial support that the market is not willing not do.

Rodrigo Rato

SupportFinancialCreditYouCountry

I was a Scout years ago, before the movement started, when my father took me fishing, camping and hunting. Then I was sorry that more girls could not have what I had. When I learned of the movement, I thought, here is what I always wanted other girls to have.

Lou Henry Hoover

FatherFishingMeSorryThought

That's when you know you're the greatest: when you're the greatest, and people still put odds against you.

DJ Khaled

PeopleYouKnowOddsAgainstStill

Studying psychology is fun because you're always looking for the same things I think a writer should be looking for, which is the story behind the story.

Chris Cleave

FunLookingStoryThinkYouAlways

My generation has a hard time being genuine and enthusiastic. There's a lot of irony in our culture.

Christopher McCulloch

TimeCultureGenerationGenuineHard

People love to be told stories, but it's the sugar that draws you into the theater.

Craig Bierko

LovePeopleYouSugarStoriesDraws

The history of racial violence in our country is both omnipresent and unspoken. It is a smog that surrounds us that few will admit is there.

Clint Smith

HistoryViolenceCountryAdmitWill

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