Ntozake Shange Quotes

There was nothing to aspire to, no one to honor. Sojourner Truth wasn't a big enough role model for me. I couldn't go around abolishing slavery.

Ntozake Shange

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TruthMeSlaveryHonorEnoughGo

I have been in rooms with people arguing over a character that's not really fleshed out: that, just because the surname is Latino, that automatically means you have an accent.

Jimmy Smits

CharacterPeopleYouJust Because

I wanted to make sure that this be the first scientific and technology revolution in history in which the public thoroughly discussed all the potential benefits and all the potential harms, in advance of the technology coming online and running its course.

Jeremy Rifkin

TechnologyHistoryRevolutionFirst

I'm proud to be associated with the public policies of Richard Nixon.

John J. McLaughlin

ProudPublicPoliciesRichard Nixon

I am a flea market junkie! Every city I go to, I'll be sure to look up when and where the biggest and best markets are nearby.

Jeffrey Bowyer-Chapman

BestI AmCityLookGoUp

I like to think of myself as an observer.

Mia Wasikowska

MyselfThinkLikeObserver

You have to write about what scares you.

Michael Connelly

YouWriteAboutScares

What's demanded from us black creatives is both a blessing and a curse, because it pushes you to be your absolute best. You cannot be anything less.

Tomi Adeyemi

BlessingBestBlackYouAnythingUs

The good rising fastball is the best pitch in baseball.

Tom Seaver

GoodBestBaseballRisingPitch

What's right is what's left if you do everything else wrong.

Robin Williams

YouWrongRightEverythingLeft

My job is to unite everybody, bring everybody back together.

Ronna McDaniel

TogetherJobBackBringUnite

No crime can ever be defended on rational grounds.

Livy

CrimeRationalEverDefendedGrounds

I think people think I'm harder and more arrogant and cocky than I am - because I know how to put on a front, but it's nothing like who I am inside.

Lisa Marie Presley

I AmPeopleThinkKnowNothingMore

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