Henry Giroux Quotes

Angela Davis's legacy as a freedom fighter made her an enemy of the state under the increasingly neoliberal regimes of Nixon, Reagan and J. Edgar Hoover because she understood that the struggle for freedom was not only a struggle for political and individual rights but also for economic rights.

Henry Giroux

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

  • Author Profession: critic
  • Nationality: american
  • Birth: September 18, 1943

Topics

FreedomStruggleLegacyPolitical

I'm trying to build something where people will go every day.

Max Levchin

DayPeopleTryingEvery DayBuild

The only person you resent is yourself.

John Hewson

YourselfYouPersonOnlyResent

Every guitarist I would cross paths with would tell me that I should have a flashy guitar, whatever the latest fashion model was, and I used to say, 'Why? Mine works, doesn't it? It's a piece of wood and six strings, and it works.'

Angus Young

MeFashionGuitarPathsSayWood

I've never been a very flashy person.

Ana Ivanovic

PersonNeverBeenVeryFlashy

To describe happiness is to diminish it.

Stendhal

HappinessDescribeDiminish

I will entertain anything; it doesn't matter. You know, it's not obviously about the price, it's not about who, it's kind of about when and what. It's material, that's all.

Tom Hanks

YouPriceKnowKindWillMatter

When I go back to seek inspiration - whether it be from Chuck Berry, Howlin' Wolf, the Beatles, Hank Williams, Ray Charles or Bob Dylan - it's from the performance. Those artists are in the studio playing their instrument and singing. There's no going back and redoing the vocals.

Rodney Crowell

SingingPerformanceWolfBackGo

There will always be some kid who's the new Kurt Cobain writing great lyrics and singing from his soul. The problem is they're not marketing that anymore or putting it out there.

Rosanna Arquette

GreatSoulWritingSingingProblem

The way I look at life, whatever I'm doing at that time in my life is going to be reflected in my songs, for the most part.

Lucinda Williams

LifeTimeMy LifeDoingLookWay

The Secretary of Defense is not a super General or Admiral. His task is to exercise civilian control over the Department for the Commander-in-Chief and the country.

Donald Rumsfeld

ControlExerciseCountryOverTask

I know how to lead a room, but I also know how to take direction and be a contributor as an artist.

Colman Domingo

DirectionArtistKnowLeadRoomHow

It's dangerous to buy into praise and criticism for what you do when you're trying to present your music to people. I don't ignore it completely, but I don't dwell on it too much.

Conor Oberst

MusicPeopleCriticismPresentYou

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