Leslie Jamison Quotes

The global phenomenon of poverty tourism - or 'poorism' - has become increasingly popular during the past few years. Tourists pay to be guided through the favelas of Brazil and the shantytowns of South Africa. The recently opened Los Angeles Gang Tour carries visitors through battle-scarred territories of urban violence and deprivation.

Leslie Jamison

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PastViolencePovertyLos Angeles

I get on all right with my parents. But I don't see them very much. They split up when I was eight. I stayed with my mum, but I felt it was a bit soft with her. I could do whatever I liked, and I wasn't getting nowhere, so I went to stay with my dad.

Joe Strummer

ParentsRightSeeWhateverUpHer

I've never been that keen on Shakespeare.

Joan Collins

NeverBeenShakespeareKeen

I think of the Jens Lekman in the songs as a completely different person who's stealing my stories.

Jens Lekman

ThinkPersonStealingDifferent

To be a champion, I think you have to see the big picture. It's not about winning and losing; it's about every day hard work and about thriving on a challenge. It's about embracing the pain that you'll experience at the end of a race and not being afraid. I think people think too hard and get afraid of a certain challenge.

Summer Sanders

WorkHard WorkChallengeDayPain

The racism, the sexism, I never let it be my problem. It's their problem. If I see a door comin' my way, I'm knockin' it down. And if I can't knock down the door, I'm sliding through the window. I'll never let it stop me from what I wanna do.

Rosie Perez

RacismMeDoorWindowProblemDown

There is always some specific moment when we become aware that our youth is gone; but, years after, we know it was much later.

Mignon McLaughlin

AgeMomentYouthKnowBecomeAlways

The silent movie is an emotional cinema: it's sensory; the fact that you don't go through a text brings you back to a basic way of telling a story predicated on the feelings you have created.

Michel Hazanavicius

StoryYouBackCinemaFeelingsGo

Those who know the sport of swimming understand that the grueling practices that fill a pre-Olympic winter lay the base for any success that might come later in the Games, especially if one has it in mind to swim an astonishing eight events.

Michael Paterniti

WinterSuccessMindSwimmingKnow

I feel like we're in a place as a society where it feels like the problems that exist need to be talked about. And this generation isn't afraid to talk about them, which is exciting, and I think it's important.

Jason Ralph

SocietyProblemsThinkGeneration

We want a country which is not isolated and where democracy rules.

Asma Jahangir

DemocracyRulesCountryWantWhere

We live in a materialist world, and materialism appeals so strongly to humanity, no matter where.

Wole Soyinka

LiveWorldHumanityMatterWhere

I was devastated when 'Days' let me go and couldn't help but feel it was my fault. What did I do wrong? What happened? It sucks. You always think it's your fault.

Lindsay Hartley

MeThinkFeelHelpYouWrong

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