Michelle Alexander Quotes

The greatest myth about mass incarceration is that it has been driven by crime and crime rates. It's just not true.

Michelle Alexander

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

  • Author Profession: writer
  • Nationality: american
  • Birth: October 7, 1967

Topics

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Working on 'Mad Men,' everything is word for word. And, honestly, I couldn't come up with anything better than that, so it's fine.

Jessica Pare

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'Community,' that loaded word so beloved of politicians, is simply not a reality in most people's lives. It's normal for us to be cut off from each other.

John Lanchester

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I was fortunate that Yale has a very open and creative law school. I took many courses outside the law school, and every semester, the students had a literature reading group. I was asked to lead one on 'Dante and the Concept of Justice,' and it was around that time that I began writing the novel.

Matthew Pearl

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Nancy is superstitious.

Michael Reagan

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You can't expect a man to change in one day by watching a film, right?

Mithun Chakraborty

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The journey towards restoring balance to markets, led by the kingdom, is proving successful despite the challenges.

Mohammad bin Salman

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At a macro level, it's balancing the needs of consumers, advertisers and content owners. And if you talk to any one of those three customer sets in isolation, often times you won't delight the other two. So the hurdle we faced with Hulu Plus was, how can we thread this needle in a way that delights all three customer sets?

Jason Kilar

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I went to school with Steven Wright, who was the shyest guy I knew, and one day someone suddenly told me that he was in a club doing standup comedy. I went down to his club and he was great. Another friend of mine, who was pretty much a thief by trade, was hosting the show. So I thought, 'If these guys can do it, then so can I.'

Denis Leary

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I'm of that subset of native New Yorkers who can't drive.

Colson Whitehead

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A women who doesn't wear perfume has no future.

Coco Chanel

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I went to the High School for Performing Arts, and to Howard University on a talent scholarship.

Anthony Anderson

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You can be deprived of your money, your job and your home by someone else, but remember that no one can ever take away your honor.

William Lyon Phelps

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