Martin Jacques Quotes

Ever since Pele's extraordinary talents blessed the world of football, black footballers have been accepted in the pantheon of the greats. But to achieve commercial recognition is somewhat different: it requires a form of adulation that also spells identification and role model.

Martin Jacques

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FootballBlessedWorldBlackAchieve

We can't sit around waiting for big government, big business, big religion etc. to save us. We need to get informed and take inspired action.

Jillian Michaels

BusinessReligionGovernmentWaiting

Don't use a pick-up line.

Jenny Slate

LineUse

It's one of the hardest things in the world to sustain a monogamous relationship for many years. People out there who have been with their partners for 30 years or more - I salute you. But it's just as hard to admit something isn't working and then try to manage a civilised separation as best as you can.

John Niven

RelationshipBestPeopleWorldYou

I've always found poverty a source of strength.

Stephen Frears

StrengthPovertyAlwaysSourceFound

If you have a beautiful story, it has to have conflict. If you don't have conflict, it can't be a good story.

Donald Miller

GoodBeautifulConflictStoryYou

I've been too funny in my life to have to play a character who's... moderately funny.

Chevy Chase

LifeFunnyCharacterMy LifePlay

I think there are pros and cons to social networking, but on a social, personal level, it's just not for me.

Colin Morgan

MeNetworkingThinkPersonalLevel

For me, a show's a show. I try to put on the best show I can for whatever audience or time slot I get.

Brantley Gilbert

TimeBestMeI CanTryWhatever

I can't be in an environment that is not conducive to me as a black woman.

Bozoma Saint John

WomanMeBlackEnvironmentConducive

The demands of the Civil Rights era weren't limited to voting rights - they strove for an end to segregation in all aspects of life, including housing, employment, and public accommodations.

Alicia Garza

LifeEndVotingSegregationHousing

Surfing is a life path. You have to really commit... You have to let go and have faith that it's gonna work out when you take off.

Peter Heller

LifeWorkFaithPathYouGo

The idea of being a novelist is really romantic, but it's kind of the same as being president of the United States - it's not gonna happen.

Richard Paul Evans

RomanticKindPresidentSameHappen

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