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John Prendergast Quotes

Americans' perceptions of Africa remain rooted in troubling stereotypes of helplessness and perpetual crisis.

John Prendergast

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

Author Profession: activist
Nationality: american
Birth: March 21, 1963

Topics

Stereotypes Crisis Africa Rooted

I would love it if you would come in and teach me how to really do you.

Love Me You Teach Come Would

I always worked in institutions, I never had a restaurant of my own before, but I have opened over 30 hotels, restaurants and casinos. I understand what it takes to keep them running.

Restaurant Understand My Own Never

And I always like to stress, it's not a quota, not a set-aside, it's not about race, it's about giving opportunities to demonstrate their abilities to do work with the Federal Government.

Alphonso Jackson

Work Stress Government Opportunities

Their memory's like a train: you can see it getting smaller as it pulls away And the things you can't remember Tell the things you can't forget that History puts a saint in every dream.

History Memory Remember You Dream

I still believe nonfiction is the most important literature to come out of the second half of the 20th century.

Believe Literature Important Out

Seeing your name on the list for KP or guard duty when you're in the Army is like reading a bad review.

Reading Name Army You Seeing Bad

Most men are not that evolved.

Rosanna Arquette

Men Most Evolved

Don't sit there and complain. Rub your hands together and figure out what to do.

Together Hands Complain Out Sit Rub

I'm always asked if the songs that I write are therapeutic, and my answer is a quick no. In fact, it could be argued that they exacerbate my neurosis.

Loudon Wainwright III

Write Always Quick Answer Songs

My life was changed in one breath from God.

Life God Religion My Life Breath

I was working in corporate Canada and I was doing all right. But I was burnt out... Long hours, a lot of clients. I just wanted to get away. Track and field was sort of like the elimination thing. I just wanted to go and do something. Exercise my brain and my body and kind of gravitate to that.

Brain Doing Exercise Long Body Kind

There is great beauty in going through life without anxiety or fear. Half our fears are baseless, and the other half discreditable.

Christian Nestell Bovee

Life Beauty Fear Great Anxiety Half

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