Chirlane McCray Quotes

I went to Wellesley College, and it was really hard for me to get a job after I graduated. I would go into places where I would not see any black people at all in Boston - like, zero. And then in publishing in New York City, it was pretty much the same. I knew that it wasn't about the value of my work.

Chirlane McCray

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

  • Author Profession: writer
  • Nationality: american
  • Birth: November 29, 1954

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I do not knowingly kill any living thing - including insects or rodents - and I thank my food for sustaining me.

Joan Jett

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People always say life is short. I've never been convinced of that - mine seems to have a tendency to go on and on.

John Malkovich

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Bands are always told, 'Nobody wants to hear your new stuff - just stick with the meat and potatoes - that's what people come for.' That's only half-true. I know if I went to see U2, I would be thrilled if they did 'I Still Haven't Found What I'm Looking For,' but I'm equally as thrilled to hear their new stuff.

Ann Wilson

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I was really raised by three women - my mom, and I have two older sisters, one nine years and one 11 years older - so I'm happy to have that many women in the house.

John Tesh

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As much as I love to travel and be on stage and perform, I knew at a very young age that I wanted to be a choreographer and a director.

Alyssa Edwards

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The world is in such a bad condition that if they don't find what you call a redeemer, every man, woman and child on this planet will be eliminated.

Sun Ra

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Writing about Jerusalem can be such a minefield.

Simon Sebag Montefiore

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Therapy is not a 'white thing.' It's a clinical thing.

Rosie Perez

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If you were an optimistic teen, then you'll be an optimist at 80. People's reactions to bad events are highly stable over a half century or more.

Martin Seligman

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To be Jewish is to be specifically identified with a history. And if you're not aware of that when you're a child, the whole tradition is lost.

Joyce Carol Oates

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Usually I say I have no imagination.

Jose Padilha

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I believe that everyone should be treated as an individual. Women should be treated equally in the right to vote, sure. But if I'm paying to see a comedy, then I just want to see who's funniest, with everyone treated equally.

Doug Stanhope

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