Michael Eric Dyson Quotes

I suppose that I inherited the same vocabulary and world view as most black Christians do, most Christians in general, to be sure. It was heterosexist in the sense that it took the heterosexual orientation as the norm from which to start as the given. And everything that fell outside of that was not acceptable.

Michael Eric Dyson

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Author Biography

  • Author Profession: author
  • Nationality: american
  • Birth: October 23, 1958

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I hope to keep writing journalism as long as I write fiction; it's afforded me such amazing adventures and opportunities. It does take a lot of time, so it's hard to do both at once, but I try to do a big journalism piece every couple of years, and I'll hopefully continue with that.

Jennifer Egan

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I want the young guys to say, 'How old is this guy that's blocking me every play?'

Andrew Whitworth

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I like to work at the beginning of projects. Once they get stable, I'll hand them off.

Megan Smith

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Community colleges are great bargains. They avoid the fancy amenities four-year liberal arts colleges need in order to lure the children of the middle class.

Robert Reich

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When valuation confidence falls, it means that stock markets are perceived as overpriced.

Robert J. Shiller

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I'm not dogmatic.

Jean-Marc Ayrault

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The thing that motivates me is a very common form of motivation. And that is, with other folks counting on me, it's so easy to be motivated.

Jeff Bezos

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I really started writing music to challenge myself, to see what I could write.

Amy Winehouse

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Presently, I really admire Rebecca Warren, the artist. She continues to keep creating wonderful sculpture. And I met her, and she is really cool.

Russell Tovey

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'The Stand' was great. Adapted by Stephen King from his massive book.

Miguel Ferrer

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When I made 'Terminator 3,' I learned something about directing actors to behave like robots. And one of the key things I learned is that if an actor tries to play a robot, he or she risks playing it mechanically in a way that makes the performance uninteresting.

Jonathan Mostow

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I had said before that I'd never write an autobiography because I've been around, and there's a lot that I've seen and heard that stays with me. That's just mine. I didn't want to do a kiss-and-tell, as some of my peers have.

Dionne Warwick

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