Henry Louis Gates Quotes

Cuba is like going to a whole other planet. It's so different but it's so similar to the United States, to Miami. It's like a doppelgaenger. It's the mirror image. And I have no doubt, that once Cuba becomes democratic, that it will be the favorite tourist destination for Americans.

Henry Louis Gates

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

  • Author Profession: critic
  • Nationality: american
  • Birth: September 16, 1950

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A big part of my upbringing was being with an instrument and kind of figuring myself out through music. So I feel a strong desire in any way that I can to help do that for other kids.

Andy Grammer

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Everyone I used to play with has either given up or is dead.

Stephen Sondheim

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Prayer is the God-given communication link between Heaven and Earth, time and eternity, the finite and the infinite.

Tony Evans

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Learning to ride a bike in a public park means anyone can see you.

Mary H.K. Choi

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Old Vespas are very appealing to me. I love the way they feel. I love the way they smell. I love the curves on them. I have one of the earliest Vespas ever made, from the 1950s.

Michiel Huisman

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I'm still not sure I want to be a writer. I think of myself as a storyteller more.

Michael Morpurgo

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Obviously, fans are the beginning and end for any artist. The minute your fans embrace you and accept you, you begin this ride of being in music and having a career doing something you love. You get to go be a kid and live out your dreams by performing music for fans who come out to your shows.

Luke Bryan

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Children can write poetry and then, unless they're poets, they stop when reach puberty.

Dennis Potter

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Universal education is not only a moral imperative but an economic necessity, to pave the way toward making many more nations self-sufficient and self-sustaining.

Desmond Tutu

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Freedom is a right ultimately defended by the sacrifice of America's servicemen and women.

Arnold Schwarzenegger

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There were good jobs, but they were never what I wanted to do. Somehow, people always thought of Wilma Rudolph as a threat.

Wilma Rudolph

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I see nothing wrong with the human trait to desire. In fact, I consider it integral to our success mechanism. Becoming attached to what we desire is what causes the trouble. If you must have it in order to be happy, then you are denying the happiness of the here and now.

Peter McWilliams

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