Roxane Gay Quotes

I think Lena Dunham is a very bright and very interesting writer, and what she's accomplished at such a young age absolutely impresses me.

Roxane Gay

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The American people ask, and legitimately so, why should we carry the heavy burden to ensure international peace and stability. You also profit from it, so you should also take your share in the burden. That's Secretary Gates's message. I share that message.

Anders Fogh Rasmussen

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I don't believe in letting fear dictate what you do, but that doesn't mean you don't feel afraid or frightened. I think it's normal and healthy to be afraid in situations.

Anderson Cooper

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A society - any society - is defined as a set of mutual benefits and duties embodied most visibly in public institutions: public schools, public libraries, public transportation, public hospitals, public parks, public museums, public recreation, public universities, and so on.

Robert Reich

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While in Israel, Mitt Romney said something every sane person knows to be true: There is great cultural and political meaning in the fact that Israel has prospered while the Palestinians have festered.

John Podhoretz

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I felt alone out there, like I was on a desert island. I felt like Gilligan.

Mickey Rivers

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Worry is a big part of my life. I definitely worry a lot.

Lou Barlow

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People call to keep me abreast of what's going on.

Joseph Jarman

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I'm very proud of my roles. I enjoy the ability to touch millions of people and, in some way, connect with them in ways that I cannot connect with them in my normal, everyday life.

Delroy Lindo

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My mother and father instilled in me a sense of purpose not defined by today's street obsession with bling, cars or cribs.

Brian J. White

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The most fatal illusion is the narrow point of view. Since life is growth and motion, a fixed point of view kills anybody who has one.

Brooks Atkinson

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There are actually very few deeply 'gifted' kids with transcendent cognitive or artistic abilities.

Alissa Quart

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I played professional hockey in Europe. I played in the German third league and the Dutch elite league.

Wyatt Russell

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