James Forman, Jr. Quotes

One consequence of racism and segregation is that many American whites know little or nothing about the daily lives of African Americans. Black America's least-understood communities are those poor, hyper-segregated places we once called ghettos. These neighborhoods are not far away, but they might as well be on the moon.

James Forman, Jr.

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DailyRacismMoonBlackAmerican

The Spanish Civil War, Britain was not involved in it. Going back a bit, there was the naval blockade to stop the slave trade in the 19th century; that was morally just. Shame they didn't bother to abolish slavery at the same time.

Jeremy Corbyn

TimeWarSlaveryBackStopShame

Now I think that going to the gym is the best drug. I go four times a week and it gives me the buzz I need.

Amy Winehouse

BestMeThinkWeekGymGo

A person has to remember that the road to success is always under construction. You have to get that through your head. That it is not easy becoming successful.

Steve Harvey

SuccessConstructionRoadRemember

And then there's all these other creeps that surround your band and suck off you like leeches and try to manipulate you and your business. You have to watch like a hawk. I'm always ready to fight. I see it very much as a battle.

Shirley Manson

BusinessFightBattleYouReadyTry

I actually went to an Oasis concert. I thought they were a brilliant songwriting band.

Tom Stoppard

ThoughtBrilliantBandSongwriting

A guy like me, yes, I am good in terms of championship races, and that's where I dominate - but in terms of running fast times, I haven't quite done that.

Mo Farah

GoodI AmMeFastDoneYes

Homemade sweaters are always itchy.

Mo Rocca

AlwaysSweatersHomemadeItchy

I'm honored to have served for 18 years as Arizona's 10th Senator - and for four terms in the House of Representatives before that.

Jon Kyl

HouseYearsHonoredArizonaFour

With patience and persistence, even the smallest act of discipleship or the tiniest ember of belief can become a blazing bonfire of a consecrated life. In fact, that's how most bonfires begin - as a simple spark.

Dieter F. Uchtdorf

LifePatiencePersistenceSimpleAct

Food brings back memories. I had a mom that wasn't a good cook, so I would eat my grandma's food. It was amazing because it brings back a time almost in Technicolor. I see her house, I see her stove; I think about what it felt like when I was sick, and it felt like love.

Debi Mazar

LoveGoodMemoriesTimeFoodMom

It is Basic Management 101 that if you reward failure you are going to get more failure, and if you want success you should reward success. But if you look at the way this administration has approached national security, they have kind of got that principle backwards.

Chris Van Hollen

SuccessFailureManagementYouLook

The young Dickens was so alive, so self-confident, so funny.

Claire Tomalin

FunnyAliveYoungDickens

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