Amiri Baraka Quotes

You have to start with slavery because those abuses have never been eradicated. You know, people are not living in slums because they voted to. You know, their children are not in jail because they wanted them to. You know, these are the results of a people who have been oppressed and suffer national oppression, you know.

Amiri Baraka

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

  • Author Profession: poet
  • Nationality: american
  • Birth: October 7, 1934 - January 9, 2014

Topics

ChildrenPeopleSlaveryStartYou

Every time I am stuck in traffic, stub my toe, get a middle seat on the flight, I just remember how all of this is just a blip in the radar of my life.

Jenna Morasca

LifeTimeI AmMy LifeRememberGet

I think the neoatheists have set atheism back a few decades. And I'm a self-described atheist.

Matt Stone

ThinkBackAtheistAtheismSetFew

There is a responsibility on all companies to look at the quantum of pay and the relationship between the top and the bottom.

Stuart Rose

RelationshipResponsibilityLookTop

Most of my freshman year at USC, I'd just been partying, and I had zero direction.

Topher Grace

DirectionYearPartyingZeroBeen

I began fighting to stay fit and experience everything equally; hence, I took up kickboxing.

Ritika Singh

ExperienceFightingEverythingUp

I like to do interior design, I love to quilt, I love to see different colors together, and I love to match things up.

Mary J. Blige

LoveTogetherColorsDesignSeeUp

And I felt sorry, and I have felt bad about what happened.

Monica Lewinsky

SorryBadHappenedFeltAbout

You just have to keep trying to do good work, and hope that it leads to more good work. I want to look back on my career and be proud of the work, and be proud that I tried everything. Yes, I want to look back and know that I was terrible at a variety of things.

Jon Stewart

WorkGoodHopeGood WorkProudLook

The thing is, if you're a designer, then you want to constantly push yourself and your designs.

Christian Siriano

YourselfPushYouWantYourThen

I love clothes. No brands want to dress me.

Clara Mamet

LoveDressMeClothesWantI Love

It's always a good situation to have the target be on you because that means you have been playing well.

Brock Osweiler

GoodYouSituationTargetAlways

I'm definitely more of an extreme eater. I'm decadent on weekends and try to go plant-based during the week with a bit of fish - pescatarian thrown in.

Antoni Porowski

FishWeekGoTryMoreWeekends

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