James Meredith Quotes

I had developed a specifically calculated plan to break the system of white supremacy. My theory was that since Mississippi was the place, this was the ultimate: Mississippi was the place you had to break it.

James Meredith

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PlanYouWhitePlaceSystemBreak

I'm impatient. I get twitchy. When I get that feeling I just go out and make something happen.

John Cale

FeelingGoHappenOutSomethingGet

Now, if most Americans want to go out and buy a car, they don't say, you know, 'I think I'll call the chairman of the board of Ford Motor Company and see what kind of deal we can make here.'

Jeb Hensarling

CarThinkYouKnowWantKind

Yes, there was a sort of underground cult following, which came from nowhere, and grew, and grew. It was quite surprising to us all, because all of us had spent probably the previous five to ten years without it. So it was quite overwhelming. Overwhelming and humbling.

Michael Giles

Ten YearsYearsYesWithoutNowhere

I'm the one who initiated the democratic process.

Jean-Claude Duvalier

ProcessDemocraticWhoInitiated

Youth makes you brave, I suppose. When you're young, you make a fool of yourself all the time. Because of all the rejections and the criticism you get all the time, there has to be a drive there.

Shirley Henderson

TimeFoolYourselfBraveYouthYou

If you're the head of a business, there's a protocol that people have to follow.

Robin Wright

BusinessPeopleYouFollowHead

No surprise here: Pop music is by far the most conservative art form there is.

Russell Smith

MusicArtSurpriseConservativeHere

You don't look at a painting and ask if the artist was gay or straight. I think it's irrelevant in any situation - I don't care if my garbageman is gay or straight as long as he picks up the garbage.

Bryan Batt

PaintingThinkCareYouArtistLook

When I was young, I would watch Ronaldinho play; I would watch him give magic.

Philippe Coutinho

MagicPlayYoungHimWatchGive

I've been covering all four corners of the country in connection with promoting sustainable and responsible tourism. So not only am I just travelling, I am travelling responsibly.

Shenaz Treasury

I AmConnectionCountryResponsible

I frankly encountered more anti-Semitism in the northeast than I did in Oklahoma, but not much either place. Anti-Semitism is not part of my life.

Tim Blake Nelson

LifeMy LifePlaceMoreOklahoma

And in English Canada, no one really knows where the support is coming from, but Conservatives would assume that it's bleeding from the Liberals. So we have a divided left in Canada.

Rick Mercer

SupportCanadaComingDividedLeft

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