Courtney B. Vance Quotes

We were raised in the black community not to trust the police, and I believe, in the white community, they were raised to actually be a policeman.

Courtney B. Vance

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

  • Author Profession: actor
  • Nationality: american
  • Birth: March 12, 1960

Topics

CommunityTrustPoliceBelieveBlack

My most important relationships were with my father and grandmother.

Jimmy Cliff

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The American people are bigger than any president. I suppose I have faith in my country and in what it is founded on and the values we hold dear.

Angelina Jolie

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I do take a one-week vacation every year, and I go to London in the fall.

John Waters

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I believe we can incentivize more affordable health care in general by better regulating insurance and creating meaningful competition for health care services.

Amy Klobuchar

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I don't prejudge issues. I come to every case with an open mind. Every case is new to me.

Sonia Sotomayor

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The United States Constitution does not one time even mention marriage. It neither requires Congress or the states to adopt same-sex marriage laws nor does it forbid them from maintaining traditional marriage laws.

Trent Franks

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I think we need the feminine qualities of leadership, which include attention to aesthetics and the environment, nurturing, affection, intuition and the qualities that make people feel safe and cared for.

Deepak Chopra

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A sitcom isn't usually the right tool for satire.

Chris Morris

RightSatireToolSitcom

Companies, in fact, are specifically organized to under-invest in disruptive innovations! This is one reason why we often suggest that companies set up separate teams or groups to commercialize disruptive innovations. When disruptive innovations have to fight with other innovations for resources, they tend to lose out.

Clayton M. Christensen

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I'm not a huge scary movie kind of guy; like, I don't do slasher movies, because I'm really squeamish. But if I had to pick a favorite, it would definitely be 'The Shining' with Jack Nicholson. Not only is that a scary movie, it's just a flat out classic.

Brendan Robinson

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It is during our darkest moments that we must focus to see the light.

Aristotle

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'400 Blows' was so much like my own childhood, it really stunned me.

Arthur Penn

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