Stokely Carmichael Quotes

Seems to me that the institutions that function in this country are clearly racist, and that they're built upon racism.

Stokely Carmichael

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

  • Author Profession: activist
  • Nationality: american
  • Birth: June 29, 1941 - November 15, 1998

Topics

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When I was 12, I had a coach tell me I would never be a championship pitcher. That devastated me. I was crushed.

Jennie Finch

MeNeverCoachTellChampionship

Most people would rather sit on a plane for two hours than spend two days on a train, but there's nothing comparable to taking a relaxing rail journey with your family or good friends.

John Paul DeJoria

FamilyGoodJourneyPeopleFriends

I've always been a chameleon from book to book, like a director who does different films in the best possible way.

Tony DiTerlizzi

BestBookWayPossibleDirector

One of the things I really like about racing is that you can't fake it. As an actor, everything is fake. You're always trying to convince people you can do something you can't. And that's the opposite of racing. The stopwatch never lies.

Robert Carradine

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You all want to know what is my dream? Very simple. To walk along the beach, holding the hand of my lover.

Michelle Bachelet

BeachWalkSimpleYouDreamKnow

I don't put on my best clothes to make a film, my Sunday best.

Jonathan Glazer

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I know that I always wanted things. I was always proud of my people, proud of my home, but I always wanted more. I think most people do.

Dolly Parton

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I would be terrified if Bill Maher was like, 'Hey, do you want to come on the show?' I would be like, 'Oh, God.' It would completely terrify me, even though I'm such a junkie for the show.

Constance Zimmer

GodMeYouWantShowCome

The most excited you'll ever see me is after knocking a guy out.

Chuck Liddell

MeYouSeeOutExcitedGuy

I've often thought books give you - put you in a world that you never thought you could go. And I often would say, I don't need to go to California. Give me a book that talks about California. And I can put it in my head and imagine what it looked like.

Anthony Ray Hinton

MeWorldBookThoughtYouI Can

Relief Society can help us turn away from the world, for its express purpose is to help sisters and their families come unto Christ.

Sheri L. Dew

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The Sudan bombing is a blot on the Clinton presidency, and a blot it ought to remain.

Timothy Noah

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