Amiri Baraka Quotes

If the flag of an armed enemy of the U.S. is allowed to fly over government buildings, then it implies that slavery, or at least the threat of slavery, is sanctioned by that government and can still legally exist.

Amiri Baraka

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

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

Topics

GovernmentSlaveryFlyBuildings

For many of us, our smartphones have become extensions of our brains - we outsource essential cognitive functions, like memory, to them, which means they soak up much more information than we realize.

Jenna Wortham

MemoryInformationBecomeMoreUp

I have recurring dreams about losing my temper, which become quite violent. I dread to think what that says about me.

Maxine Peake

DreamsLosingMeThinkBecomeQuite

We take for granted how our mind puts everything together.

Robert Lanza

TogetherMindTake For GrantedTake

If technology has finally caught up with individual liberty, why would anyone who loves freedom want to rethink that?

Matt Drudge

TechnologyFreedomLibertyWantWhy

I am very happy acting, and just have never gone at, or been bitten by the directing bug to the extent where I'm willing to put acting aside. If offered the opportunity, I think I could do a good job with the right material.

Stephen Lang

GoodOpportunityJobI AmHappy

At the end of the day, you have to do what's best for you, and I support any guy who stays home.

Stefon Diggs

HomeBestDaySupportEndYou

If I stop practising, I will be an average singer. There are a lot of singers I know who hardly practise, yet sing well.

Sonu Nigam

StopKnowWillAverageSingerWell

Until you walk a mile in another man's moccasins you can't imagine the smell.

Robert Byrne

FunnyWalkManYouSmellImagine

It is not like I have gone crazy, I just don't want to take any chances. You never know what could happen.

Ruth Bader Ginsburg

CrazyChanceYouKnowWantNever

I long for the days when athletes were revered. I want to see the romance return to sports, to see people enjoy the game purely for the game and the players.

Mike Piazza

SportsPeopleGameEnjoyLongWant

I grew up in a Jewish family, and we have raised our children in a Jewish tradition. Religion gives a framework for moral enquiry in young minds and points us to questions beyond the material.

Michael Sandel

FamilyChildrenReligionQuestions

My parents, Romanian immigrants, struggled to provide me a better life than the ones they had left in their homeland. They worked hard to give me every opportunity in life, and once I showed natural talent as a young gymnast, they spent every last penny on my training.

Dominique Moceanu

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