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Roland Martin Quotes

Even though we are a nation that's becoming a minority country, we still have this view where everything is seen through the prism of the dominant culture, which really means white.

Roland Martin

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

Author Profession: author
Nationality: american
Birth: November 14, 1968

Topics

Culture View White Country Nation

There's times, in certain songs, that I might be in my own world, and who cares about who's out there, you know? You have a job to do, so you do that job of singing that song or telling that story because that's what you're doing.

Jimmy Scott

Job Singing World Song Story Doing

An old theory holds that air conditioning ruined Congress. Members no longer had to flee the Washington heat to spend the summer back home. The long vacation forced them to bond with their constituents.

John Dickerson

Home Vacation Bond Long Back Summer

I like to eat really early, 4 or 5 o'clock. That helps out a lot, to digest before you sleep.

John John Florence

Sleep You Early Eat Out Like

Do you think it's a good idea to be sarcastic about slavery?

Angela Rye

Good Slavery Think You Sarcastic

I went into journalism to learn the craft of writing and to get close to the world I wanted to write about - police and criminals, the criminal justice system.

Michael Connelly

Justice Police Writing World Learn

There is an idea of, you know, informing people about some emerging things. And part of that is just a reflection of my own interest, following different areas and saying, you know, look what they're doing now.

Michael Crichton

Reflection People Saying Doing Look

When you have privilege, you have to been quiet and listen.

Stan Van Gundy

You Quiet Privilege Listen Been

I was trained to serve the writer and director as an actor before I serve myself. Not to say that's gotten in my way, but that's a different way of working than most American actors work.

Robert Englund

Work Myself American Say Actor Way

The first encounter was when the Vikings came across 10 Indians taking naps under their overturned canoes - and the Vikings killed them. That did not set up a very good mutual relationship.

Russell Freedman

Good Relationship First Up Encounter

Praying doesn't mean repeating a prayer.

Juanes

Prayer Mean Repeating Praying

I'm obsessed with the thought of making things happen... Ultimately, I do it because I'm scared. I don't ever, ever, ever want to be poor again.

Donna Brazile

Thought Things Happen Want Poor

Don't eat sugar. It's stupid.

Cloris Leachman

Stupid Sugar Eat