Alice Walker Quotes

A people do not throw their geniuses away. And if they are thrown away, it is our duty as artists and as witnesses for the future to collect them again for the sake of our children and, if necessary, bone by bone.

Alice Walker

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

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

Topics

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Always felt like I did things right, always felt like I did things for the community and did everything well in New Orleans.

Jimmy Graham

CommunityNewRightEverythingWell

Everything about a date is weird, especially if it's a new person you don't really know. You want to take them somewhere you think they're going to like, but you don't want to ask that question because you want to look like you're in control of the situation. So I think dates are just weird in general.

Matt Cohen

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I'll order anything that has the word 'fig' or 'crusted' in the menu description.

Michael Carbonaro

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Protecting free speech is not only a matter of principle, it is also pragmatic.

Amal Clooney

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I look forward to doing everything, whether appearing on TV or walking the dog.

Ronnie Corbett

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It's time to save the U.N. from its own scandals and mismanagement. It's time for U.N. Reform with teeth.

Mike Pence

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You have a bout with death, things that touch your mortality, when that happens, all that bling-bling gets thrown away because all you've got is you and God.

Louis Gossett, Jr.

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Ragtime has about the same amount of respect as comics. And in a way they're similar art forms. Ragtime is highly compositional, and the emotion in the music is built in, whereas in jazz a lot of that emotion comes from the way it's performed.

Chris Ware

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I've been through the process qualifying for the World Cup, which is an amazing, two-year process. It was an honor to represent the U.S. and to represent the city of Los Angeles and California.

Cobi Jones

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I love the masochistic aspect of eating seething, real Sichuan food in Sichuan Province.

Anthony Bourdain

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If having a beautiful lawn means putting up warning signs several times a year to keep children and pets off of it, it's probably a good idea to look into alternatives.

Philippe Cousteau, Jr.

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The young people of India will build a strong and powerful nation, a nation that is politically mature and economically strong, a nation whose people enjoy both a high quality of life as well as justice.

Pranab Mukherjee

LifeJusticeQualityPeopleStrong

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