James Forman, Jr. Quotes

A black man of my generation born in the late 1960s is more than twice as likely to go to prison in his lifetime then a black man of my father's generation. I was born after the Voting Rights Act, after the Civil Rights Act, after the Fair Housing Act.

James Forman, Jr.

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The problem with cap-and-trade and programs such as carbon capture and storage is that they all assume that business as usual can continue. The financial meltdown and peak oil has pretty much demonstrated that business as usual's not going to work.

Andrew Nikiforuk

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I always knew that I wanted to be an artist.

Maynard James Keenan

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I like underdogs, I like anti-heroes - people that have a hard time overcoming things in life.

Matthias Schoenaerts

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It is terrible to speak well and be wrong.

Sophocles

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At 4, I joined a summer rec team called the Sugar Bears.

Summer Sanders

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By and large the United States has been able to resist the temptation to close its doors to the world.

Roger Mahony

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You can't have a competitive, egalitarian meritocracy if only some of your citizens have the opportunity for a good education.

Rupert Murdoch

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There are certain films you want to see on the big screen.

Luke Evans

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I try to behave myself, and I succeed.

Judith Martin

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All your losses will be made up to you in the resurrection, provided you continue faithful. By the vision of the Almighty I have seen it.

Joseph Smith, Jr.

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I remember when I was in 'Hairspray' - my first Broadway show - I truly was in awe of the voices I got to hear on a nightly basis around me. I'm thinking, 'Wow! Why aren't these people selling millions of records?' They're the ones that are out there, you know, belting their faces off!

Diana DeGarmo

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My top three were Jim Brown, Wilt Chamberlain and Bo Jackson.

Dick Schaap

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