Henry Louis Gates Quotes

Lincoln had a tremendous capacity for personal growth - more than any other American President.

Henry Louis Gates

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

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

Topics

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When I brought home a 98 percent on a test, my father would say, 'Ah, ah, where are the other two points? Go and get them, then bring them back.' My father and Nigerian culture has always stood for excellence.

Jidenna

FatherHomeCultureExcellenceBack

My father saw Islam as a way to connect with the community. He never went to prayer services except for big communal events. I am absolutely certain that my father did not go to services every Friday. He was not religious.

Maya Soetoro-Ng

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I suffer from the same frustration that every decent American suffers from. That is, that you begin to wonder whether decent liberal instincts, decent humanitarian instincts, can actually penetrate the right-wing voice, get through the steering of American opinion by the mass media.

John le Carre

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I feel that I am best positioned to fight for America's future here in the trenches of the United States Senate.

John Thune

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Hollywood pushes a liberal agenda to the rest of the country. And, whether we like it or not, Hollywood dictates the culture of the country.

Stacey Dash

CultureRestCountryHollywoodLike

We are free today because we are the stronger; we will be slaves again when the government becomes the stronger.

Toussaint Louverture

TodayGovernmentFreeStrongerWill

You'd think if anyone could charm America into caring about the evening news, it would be Katie Couric, the Tri Delt from Virginia who became America's sweetheart on the 'Today' show. But her ratings have been dismal - she comes in last place every week.

Rob Sheffield

TodayCaringThinkEveningAmerica

Children don't make judgments about which details are important... a child captures them all.

Rohinton Mistry

ChildrenChildDetailsImportant

I believe, as a matter of principle, that the debt is a problem that must be addressed sooner rather than later. I also know that fundamental changes are needed in the way Washington spends and taxes if we truly want a healthy economy. This must include changing our government's long-term fiscal path, which is unsustainable.

Mick Mulvaney

PathGovernmentBelieveProblemKnow

I think I don't have as much to prove now.

Miranda Lambert

ThinkNowProveI ThinkMuch

Fortunately for England, all her imports are raw materials.

Joseph Hume

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If you will stay with the majority of the Twelve Apostles, and the records of the Church, you will never be led astray.

Joseph Smith, Jr.

ChurchYouWillNeverStayMajority

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