James Forman, Jr. Quotes

I had gone to law school thinking that I would do something in the service of black people.

James Forman, Jr.

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England has not wholly escaped the curse which must ever befall a free government which holds extensive provinces in subjection; for, although she has not lost her liberty or fallen into anarchy, yet we behold the population of England crushed to the earth by the superincumbent weight of debt and taxation, which may one day terminate in revolution.

John C. Calhoun

DayGovernmentFreeRevolutionEarth

The public gets not one penny from them in return for those airwaves.

Robert McChesney

PennyReturnThosePublicThemGets

Some people know that they are so adorable looking, all they have to do is smile and dress up and they get plenty from that. Then there are some of us who, early on, see that that doesn't work. So we joke about it.

Merrill Markoe

WorkSmileDressPeopleLookingSee

I'm John Salley, and I'm a vegan. I'm a vegan because I'm only four pounds heaver than I was in 1989.

John Salley

BecauseOnlyVeganFourThanPounds

I'm always up for collaborating with brands and people who actually design, but doing your own line is a whole other beast. I don't think I could deal with the criticism.

Travis Scott

PeopleThinkCriticismDesignDoing

I had pictured journalism as I'd seen it in the most ennobling films, where the reporter battles for the truth, propelled by conviction, and is triumphant. There are journalists who fit that ideal.

Tom Rachman

TruthJournalismBattlesConviction

'Reno 911: Miami!' is a terrible, terrible title, and all the reviews - good and mostly bad - nobody pointed out how stupid a title that was. But you can hardly come up with a sentence that's more awkward.

Robert Ben Garant

GoodStupidMiamiYouBadNobody

You don't want to be the guy whose back's to the camera in the emotional part of the movie. So, you have to be aware of the camera movement and what the camera's doing.

Russell Crowe

DoingCameraYouBackWantMovement

I think a lot of times when people play superheroes, they stick with this, 'I am a superhero,' but the truth is that we're all human, and that human quality is really important to bring.

Molly Quinn

TruthQualityI AmPeopleThink

You can grow up without having to conform, stop going to shows, stop having a record collection, start being politically iffy.

Johnny Marr

StartGrowYouStopGrow UpWithout

I was very hungry to compete internationally when I was 10 years old, and I was good enough to compete, so that part never made me afraid or worried at all. When I was at my peak, around 12 and 13, I won my junior national and senior national titles back to back.

Dominique Moceanu

GoodMeEnoughBackNeverSenior

I think readers either love or hate nonlinear storytelling, and it's true that it can be more difficult, both to write and to read.

Chloe Benjamin

LoveHateThinkTrueStorytelling

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