Alveda King Quotes

African-Americans who might have disagreed with candidate Obama's left-of-center politics voted for him in 2008 because electing a candidate with brown skin was too historic an opportunity to miss.

Alveda King

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OpportunityPoliticsSkinHimMiss

You can take the boy out of the Midwest, but you can't take the Midwest out of the boy.

Joe Lando

YouBoyOutTakeMidwest

I tried chemo, but chemo and I didn't agree, so we didn't persist.

Joan Kirner

AgreeTriedI TriedPersist

I'm not scared of growing old, I'm just scared of not achieving everything that I want to do.

Melanie Laurent

Growing OldGrowingAchievingWant

I was the first critic ever to win a Tony - for co-authoring 'Elaine Stritch at Liberty.' Criticism is a life without risk; the critic is risking his opinion, the maker is risking his life. It's a humbling thought but important for the critic to keep it in mind - a thought he can only know if he's made something himself.

John Lahr

LifeMindWinOpinionThoughtKnow

The relationship between WordPress and Tumblr has always been pretty friendly: Tumblr's own blog used to be on WP, WordPress.com supports Tumblr as a Publicize option alongside Twitter and Facebook, our Akismet team sends them daily emails of splogs on the service, and there's healthy import and export traffic both ways.

Matt Mullenweg

DailyRelationshipServiceTeamOwn

We need a president who understands the contributions and values of rural America, a president who understands the men and women who are up at 5 a.m. every day to grow the food that we put on our tables.

John Salazar

WomenFoodDayMenGrowAmerica

I don't think Warren Buffett should be the treasurer or whatever. Warren Buffett's nuts! Just because he's a freaking billionaire doesn't mean he has common sense.

Stephen Baldwin

ThinkCommon SenseJust BecauseMean

If people see me in some sort of niche, then that's fine. As long as it's not The Naked Guy, I don't care.

Rob Corddry

PeopleMeCareLongNakedSee

I'm not getting dressed to make a scene or, like, 'Oh, look what Westbrook has on today!' If I like something, I'll put it on. I go to the game. That's how it is.

Russell Westbrook

TodayGameLookDressedGoLike

The overriding rule, if you want to run a domain, is to be fair.

Jon Postel

YouWantRunFairRuleDomain

The 'Station to Station' film is a fast-moving journey through the modern creative landscape. It's a kaleidoscope of voices and impressions rather than a standard linear film.

Doug Aitken

JourneyCreativeLandscapeModern

As an actor we're just like workers in a factory, we provide our services to directors.

Chow Yun-Fat

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