Ron Dellums Quotes

I have been a lot of 'firsts' on the national political stage, including the first African American congressman from the Bay Area and one of the first Democratic Socialists in Congress.

Ron Dellums

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

  • Author Profession: politician
  • Nationality: american
  • Birth: November 24, 1935 - July 30, 2018

Topics

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Our great nation put a man on the moon, but it can't train its cops to distinguish between an ordinary brown-skinned brother and a criminal.

Jeffrey Wright

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Self-loathing doesn't keep me from being happy. But that doesn't mean I don't struggle.

Megan Fox

StruggleHappyMeBeing HappyMean

Land and sea, weakness and decline are great separators, but death is the great divorcer for ever.

John Keats

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Our instinctual understanding of reality is the same as most other animals.

Robert Lanza

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My son was autistic, and he suffered from seizure disorder every 5 to 10 days. He would suffer a seizure that would last 45 seconds to a minute and sleep for 12 hours.

John Travolta

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Music is my life - acting's just a hobby.

Steve Burns

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Reshoots are par for the course on any film. For me, I kind of love it because, as an actor, you always feel that there was a way you could have done it differently. Being able to go back and do some stuff again is always a blessing in my eyes.

Riz Ahmed

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What is not cool is if we have a problem with an artist or if an artist has a problem with us, come to us directly. Talk to us. Don't start a Twitter war and all that kind of stuff. That's silly.

Rozonda Thomas

WarCoolStartProblemSillyArtist

I had to go for a mammogram - my first mammogram ever - and It was really scary and I didn't know what to expect.

Monica Potter

GoKnowFirstScaryExpectReally

I really just dabble in music; I really just did a few albums for my fans.

Claudia Christian

MusicFansJustDidFewReally

Extreme inequality is no temporary blip. It is hard-wired into our economies.

Winnie Byanyima

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Futurists get to a certain age and, as one does, they suddenly recognize their own mortality.

William Gibson

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