Alice Walker Quotes

One of the triumphs of the Civil Rights Movement is that when you travel through the South today, you do not feel overwhelmed by a residue of grievance and hate.

Alice Walker

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

  • Author Profession: author
  • Nationality: american
  • Birth: February 9, 1944

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I am not naive, and I do realize that racism is alive and well in the United States of America. I am also fully aware that when segregation ended, we didn't all live happily ever after. No one can convince me, however, that life in America would be better if blacks and whites had stayed separate and unequal.

Maysoon Zayid

LifeLiveRacismI AmMeBetter

If someone announces me as a 'Christian rapper,' there's still an 'Eh, no thanks.' But perceptions are starting to change.

Andy Mineo

ChangeMeChristianSomeoneRapper

Since losing my legs, I've found out that I am able to help other people by sharing how I've overcome my obstacles.

Amy Purdy

I AmLosingPeopleObstaclesHelp

I look at the human life like an experiment. Every new moment, every new experience, tragic or otherwise, is an opportunity to gain a more accurate perspective and helps lead me to clarity.

Steve Gleason

LifeOpportunityMomentPerspective

I always tell people, I'm a better swimmer because I'm a mom and a better mom because I'm swimmer.

Amanda Beard

PeopleMomBetterAlwaysTell

For the female of the species is more deadly than the male.

Rudyard Kipling

MoreThanSpeciesDeadlyFemale

Sporting goods sales have suffered because Americans have become too sedentary.

Mike May

BecomeSalesBecauseTooSedentary

I left L.A. and moved to Cleveland for four years in the early 2000s or whatever. I came back and thought that everything had changed. I was like, 'Oh my God, I don't think I ever fit in here. And wait, who are all of these celebrities that are not actors? Where did all of the actors go?'

Monica Potter

GodWaitThinkThoughtBackEarly

I come to Maui and go surfing, standup paddling, slacklining, swimming, and free-diving.

Julia Mancuso

SwimmingGoSurfingComePaddling

There are no wishy-washy astronauts. You don't get up there by being uncaring and blase. And whatever gave you the sense of tenacity and purpose to get that far in life is absolutely reaffirmed and deepened by the experience itself.

Chris Hadfield

LifeExperiencePurposeSpaceYou

I deal with unhappy marriages a lot. I've never been married, I'm single.

Paula Danziger

UnhappyNeverSingleDealBeenLot

Many of the people who are most considered anti-American would love to partake of the American dream: the unspoken slogan of many protesters outside U.S. embassies abroad is really: 'Yankee go home, but take me with you.'

Shashi Tharoor

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