Hilary Beckles Quotes

Effectively transcending and conquering the legacies of enchainment, impoverishment and racial denigration continue to elude us. Residual elements of the plantation-based past continue to shape our societies and determine their trajectories.

Hilary Beckles

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

  • Author Profession: historian
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  • Birth: August 11, 1955

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I do not gather things, I prefer to rent them rather than to possess them.

Jerzy Kosinski

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One of my favorite comedy performances of all time is Charles Grodin in 'Midnight Run,' and in a lot of things he's done. I think he's hilarious as the straight man, playing it real.

Andy Daly

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Advertising obviously helps with awareness, but if you look at some of the most successful companies, they're actually not generally ad-driven when it comes to customer adoption.

John Collison

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You know, I'm Australian, and we have got the worst sense of humor. We are cruel to each other.

Steve Irwin

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You've got to pay the bills, and you want to get your foot in. The great shows usually aren't going to look for somebody completely untested, so you have to kind of get your feet wet doing other shows.

Mike Scully

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I saw myself as a trailblazer in the 1980s as a female lawyer in the City. It was exciting, as women were outnumbered by men five to one. But while I had this sense of trailblazing, in reality, I wasn't pushing boundaries; it was just a personal myth I'd created, as I was doing a job I wasn't enjoying.

Michelle Paver

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I've had old people in my life that I really loved - especially women - so I'm not scared about getting old. It's what's inside that makes us beautiful on the outside.

Monica Bellucci

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I'm Canadian, but no, I don't speak French.

Cory Monteith

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I don't look the same as I did 20 years ago, nor should I.

Cindy Crawford

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Repeat after me: 'There is a very limited amount of easy money.'

Brad Feld

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I'm a hard worker. I'm a people person.

Bobby Schilling

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When you look at the number of nuclear power plants in China and India, we can't afford not to pursue similar alternative energy sources. If we do not, it would do immense harm to the manufacturing industry in the Midwest.

Bob Latta

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