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Michelle Alexander Quotes

Bill Clinton championed discriminatory laws against formerly incarcerated people that have kept millions of Americans locked in a cycle of poverty and desperation.

Michelle Alexander

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

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

Topics

People Poverty Desperation Against

If you want something badly enough, and decide that you will get it, you will.

Jen Sincero

Enough You Want Will Decide Get

People still ask my husband and me which of us is the mom - which, as one lesbian friend pointed out to me, is like asking which chopstick is the fork. This pressure on us to embody normative traditions can be paralysing.

Andrew Solomon

Friend People Me Mom Husband Asking

Americans' great and secret fear is that America may turn out to be a phenomenon rather than a civilization.

Shirley Hazzard

Fear Great America Civilization Turn

If the United States is hit with a weapon of mass destruction that inflicts large casualties, the Constitution will likely be discarded in favor of a military form of government.

Tommy Franks

Government Constitution Will Military

I think it's really important to not be afraid of failure and to push yourself to try things and jump in the cold water.

Juergen Teller

Failure Water Yourself Cold Think

Vince or Brad or Benicio would say, Maybe we should try this, and Guy was open to changes.

Dennis Farina

Say Try Changes Open Guy Would

I have fun acting, and I want to do more of it, and I want to direct my own movie.

Demetri Martin

Fun Have Fun Acting Want My Own Own

Lewis Robinson's first novel, 'Water Dogs,' is stuffed with snow. Open practically any page of this book, and crystals will shake out.

Anthony Doerr

Snow Water Book Page Will First

I go to the gym in the morning without any makeup on. Sorry, guys, if you think I'm ugly, but I don't know anybody who goes to the gym with makeup on.

Shenae Grimes

Morning Ugly Makeup Sorry Think You

When I was not connected with someone, I didn't get asked out that often.

Tyra Banks

Someone Connected Out Get Often

That's one of the real downfalls of celebrity. You're something that's about you at some point, and that gets latched onto and pumped into the machinery. Then you start having a million other people telling you who you are, and what you should be doing and why, and it's easy to lose your way.

Lindsey Buckingham

People Start Doing Easy You Lose

I can be inappropriate at times.

Leslie Easterbrook

I Can Inappropriate Times