Michelle Alexander Quotes

Perhaps there should be a box on the census form that says, 'I'm a criminal.' Everyone who has ever committed a crime would be required to check it. If everyone were forced to acknowledge their own criminality, maybe we, as a nation, would second-guess our apparent zeal for denying full citizenship to those branded felons.

Michelle Alexander

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

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

Topics

CitizenshipCrimeNationBoxOwn

I have enjoyed most particularly reading the correspondence between Gustav Mahler and Richard Strauss. The genuine friendship, competitiveness and support that thread through their communications are life lessons for us all.

Jessye Norman

LifeFriendshipSupportReadingUs

I bought one of those Learn How to Play Guitar Chords By Yourself and it shows you the diagram where to put your hands and I took that in my room, sat with my singles and learned how to play guitar.

Joan Jett

YourselfGuitarLearnHandsYouHow

I loved growing up in Ohio.

John Lithgow

Growing UpLovedGrowingUpOhio

So I think it's important to communicate with the people in terms of what the real facts are on these proposals and try to have a discussion and a dialogue that gives people information. I think they're hungry for that rather than just political rhetoric.

John Podesta

PeopleThinkFactsPoliticalTry

Every woman is confident in her own way, and it's all about finding what makes you confident.

Stella Maxwell

WomanConfidentFindingYouWayOwn

I don't think anyone doubts my motives, really. I do what I do and it's not very complicated. Of course, you might hate the music that I make, but I don't think people feel threatened by me just getting on with what I'm up to.

Sophie Ellis-Bextor

MusicHatePeopleMeThinkYou

The sophisticates of Java, the traders of Sumatra, the peasants from the outer islands found no common ground. During siesta time from one to five, the Islamic group met separately, the Nationalist group met separately, the Federalist and Unitarians met separately.

Sukarno

TimeGroupGroundCommonFiveFound

People need to realize how powerful the transformation of soil can be.

Ron Finley

PeopleTransformationPowerfulSoil

Both our senses and our passions are a supply to the imperfection of our nature; thus they show that we are such sort of creatures as to stand in need of those helps which higher orders of creatures do not.

Joseph Butler

NatureImperfectionStandNeedShow

Often, parents feel overwhelmed. Many must accomplish the whole job single-handedly while bearing all of the emotional pain of divorce.

Joseph B. Wirthlin

JobPainParentsFeelAccomplish

We might be the holographic image of a two-dimensional structure.

Brian Greene

StructureImageMightTwo-Dimensional

I don't know how many sacred cows there are today. I think there's a little confusion between humor and gross passing for humor. That's kind of regrettable.

Bob Newhart

TodayHumorThinkKnowKindLittle

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