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Boots Riley Quotes

In Chile, they had penas, where the community would come together to sing and plan how they were going to overthrow the government. There's a real hopefulness in that community style of organizing.

Boots Riley

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

Author Profession: musician
Nationality: american
Birth: April 1, 1971

Topics

Community Style Together Government

You know, my Grandpop Finnegan used to have an expression: he used to say, 'Joey, the guy in Olyphant's out of work, it's an economic slowdown. When your brother-in-law's out of work, it's a recession. When you're out of work, it's a depression.'

Joe Biden

Work Depression You Know Say Out

Let God and all his creation teach you what your sins are.

Johannes Tauler

God You Creation Teach Your Sins

Art will not solve your problems. It will not enable you to live merrily.

Robert Pinsky

Live Art Problems You Will Your

When I got into politics, it was a shock. People promise all sorts of things and then never deliver.

Matt Gonzalez

Politics People Never Things Promise

Praying can make a difference, and it is up to all of us to try that, with faith, and see if it will not support these admirable troops, their spouses, and their families.

Michael Enzi

Faith Support Make A Difference Try

With any role, you're extending yourself and acting out things that never happened to you.

Tom Hiddleston

Yourself You Acting Never Out Role

I genuinely find the most meaningful thing I do is to make music, but also to absorb some sort of creativity.

Tom Odell

Music Creativity Find Meaningful

The idea of allowing corporations to have unlimited influence on our democracy is very dangerous, obviously.

Russ Feingold

Democracy Influence Dangerous Idea

I don't really count myself as a very sophisticated businessperson. I'm a creative artist. All I know from business I've picked up along the way.

Mick Jagger

Business Myself Creative Artist Know

For a country boy, poor as I was, whose constant worry was to be able to have enough to eat, the Army guaranteed one's survival.

Mo Yan

Army Worry Enough Survival Country

I'm a terrible dancer.

Diego Luna

Terrible Dancer

In mythology, the Medusa can petrify people with a look - which is a good thing, I think. But the Medusa is a unique symbol - something strong. It's about going all the way.

Donatella Versace

Good People Strong Think Look Way