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Kenya Barris Quotes

I hear a creak in my house, and I'm calling the police immediately, but at the same time, I do know that when I call them, I'm going to make sure to say, 'I'm a black guy, and this is my house.'

Kenya Barris

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

Author Profession: producer
Nationality: american
Birth: August 9, 1974

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Time Police Black House Know Say

Avoiding combat duty was and is an unforgivable sin for a professional soldier.

John Eisenhower

Professional Sin Duty Soldier Combat

Even growing up the way I did, I was shocked by the level of poverty I saw as a college student. I thought the best way to understand it was to get close to it on the ground level.

Matthew Desmond

Best College Growing Up Thought Way

Implementers aren't considered bozos anymore.

John Sculley

Anymore Considered

I've had a lot of cognitive behavioural therapy, and am having a family now.

Trisha Goddard

Family Now Therapy Cognitive Having

Russia has had very aggressive military exercises. They've practiced mock nuclear attacks on Warsaw. Russian bombers practiced attacking strategic military targets in Sweden. The military aggression gets everybody nervous.

Toomas Hendrik Ilves

Nervous Aggressive Military Russia

Twilight is about getting older and relationships - not about a murder mystery. It's about love when you reach a certain age; nothing is in primary colors.

Robert Benton

Love Age Getting Older Colors Reach

I don't want people to spend their nights worrying about getting hit by asteroids. But I do want them to encourage their political leaders to invest in the insurance, which will allow us to prevent it from happening.

Rusty Schweickart

People Political Insurance Want Will

For me, it's always this constant battle and search when I'm out on stage as to where and when do I really open myself up to the people that are there. How do I let myself feel present in the space, and how do I allow myself to get into the music and interact with the band members.

Matisyahu

Music Myself Space People Me Battle

Charity can be the outward expression of faith and hope.

Joseph B. Wirthlin

Faith Hope Charity Expression

Our task, your task... is to try to connect the dots before something happens. People say, 'Well, where's the smoking gun?' Well, we don't want to see a smoking gun from a weapon of mass destruction.

Donald Rumsfeld

People Gun Smoking Say Want Try

Before you beat a child, be sure yourself are not the cause of the offense.

Austin O'Malley

Yourself Child You Beat Sure Cause

I was proud of the waves I had made, but wondered how many boats I was supposed to rock.

Phil Donahue

Waves Proud Rock Made How Many