Hilary Beckles Quotes

Pushing ahead with a self-emancipatory agenda is critical, but we must do so fully conscious of this broader context of our development efforts.

Hilary Beckles

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

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

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AheadDevelopmentContextCritical

I worked as a secretary, a waitress and a dance teacher - all in high school.

Jennie Garth

TeacherDanceSchoolHigh School

I am so attracted to ambition and drive and talent. If a man loves something and can put his heart into it, I am instantly into him. I like a strong man who can be in control and make decisions but who is sensitive and attentive. That is the perfect combination.

Meaghan Rath

HeartManTalentI AmAmbition

There are all sorts of ways of murdering a person or at least his soul, and that's something no police in the world can spot.

Max Frisch

PoliceSoulWorldPersonSomething

Many Americans, and many more people around the world, have been outraged by what they see as President George W. Bush's radical reordering of American foreign policy.

Stephen Kinzer

PeopleWorldAmericanMoreSeeBeen

I'm not sure blogs are necessarily the best place to get a pulse on anything. People want to blog for a variety of reasons, and that may or may not be representative.

Steve Ballmer

BestPeoplePlaceWantAnythingMay

If you saw a heat wave, would you wave back?

Steven Wright

WaveYouBackHeatSawWould

To me, drag is about doing whatever you want, and nobody says anything. And 'Drag Race' is about doing what you're told and having it evaluated. I hate being judged.

Trixie Mattel

HateMeDoingYouNobodyWant

I've done a lot of theater work that has been quite diverse. I feel very fortunate to have had many different people think of me in many different ways. So, as an actor that's all you - all I want is diversity. So far in film and television work I have done has not been as diverse, and I hope it grows to be.

Michael Stuhlbarg

WorkHopeDiversityPeopleMeThink

I really enjoy playing a challenging role.

Millie Bobby Brown

EnjoyPlayingRoleReally

I think that we are trying to move towards the First World slowly but surely. But we must do a good job for the people left way behind. That's why extreme poverty, for us, is a priority.

Juan Manuel Santos

GoodJobPeopleWorldThinkPoverty

Heretofore there has always been in the history of the world a comparatively unoccupied land westward, into which the crowded countries of the East have poured their surplus populations.

Josiah Strong

HistoryWorldLandAlwaysWestward

I don't think Philadelphia's challenge is in coming up with great ideas or having great founders. I think the real challenge is keeping them here.

Josh Kopelman

GreatChallengeIdeasThinkRealUp

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