Tim Wise Quotes

There are lots of research, of course, saying that a vast majority of us have been exposed to racial biases and stereotypes and, to some extent, we've internalized them, because that's so ubiquitous. That's why I'm so bored with the conversation about who's a racist and who's not.

Tim Wise

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Usually, on Broadway or in Hollywood, you come up with a project, and you have to convince the producers that it's safe.

Robert Lepage

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Post-traumatic stress disorder didn't surface as a condition until 1980... that fact was very relevant when I remember back to how these men behaved. A lot of walking on eggshells was required for wives and children.

Matthew Nable

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My wife holds the kite strings that let me go 'weeeeeee', then she reels me back in.

Jeff Bridges

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You just have to know that the more successful you get as an artist, the less of a normal life you have. It's a trade-off.

Solange Knowles

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The things I see now on TV and in movies are so outlandish. Kids doing rude things with pies! And the language that they use! It's being outrageous for the sake of being outrageous. I can't watch it. It turns me off.

Sid Caesar

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My mum is the biggest Joni Mitchell fan, and my dad loves Neil Young.

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I'm a very comfortable and happy-go-lucky old man. I never wanted to be great, because I'd just get worried.

Tom T. Hall

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Skiing is the pleasurable part of alpinism - way more pleasurable and fun than alpine climbing.

Michael Kennedy

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I think the thing to remember, though, the next time you hear someone who is really certain that he is on the side of the angels, is that the idea of angels was created by human beings, who are famous for being frequently untrustworthy and occasional.

Jon Carroll

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We did the 'MacGruber' Super Bowl spot for Pepsi, which generated some outside interest. We have a sketch where a guy blows up after 90 seconds. How are we going to make that into a movie?

Jorma Taccone

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In a globalized world, one application can spread like wildfire and there's only one winning company, which means you have to invest more than you've ever had.

Douglas Leone

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He who allows oppression shares the crime.

Desiderius Erasmus

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