Henry Louis Gates Quotes

The Right insists that anyone can escape poverty by working hard but that is simply not the case.

Henry Louis Gates

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

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

Topics

PovertyEscapeWorking HardRight

Talk well of the absent whenever you have the opportunity.

Johann Wolfgang von Goethe

OpportunityYouTalkWellAbsent

Regardless of our political stance, we cannot afford to perpetuate the Western car-centric model.

Jens Martin Skibsted

PoliticalCannotModelRegardless

There were six kids in our family, and I grew up fast. I had to do a lot of things on my own. I was a rebellious teenager. That's why coming into the film business was good for me because it gave me some discipline. Once I became an actor, I had to grow up a little more.

Matt Dillon

FamilyGoodBusinessDisciplineMe

It's not about the money. This is about Terri. It's not about the Schindlers, it's not about the legislators, it's not about me, it's about what Terri Schiavo wanted.

Michael Schiavo

MoneyMeWantedAboutLegislators

Separation of power says the judiciary committee is supposed to confirm qualified judges and then what the Supreme Court does, that is their function, not my function.

Arlen Specter

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The way to kill a man or a nation is to cut off his dreams, the way the whites are taking care of the Indians: killing their dreams, their magic, their familiar spirits.

William S. Burroughs

DreamsManCareMagicWayNation

Hardly any human being is capable of pursuing two professions or two arts rightly.

Plato

HumanTwoCapableHuman BeingArts

It's such a cycle. You'll see a rapper drop a song, and next thing you know, he's gone.

Swae Lee

SongYouKnowRapperSeeGone

Hate is a strong word. It's also very destructive, so no - I don't hate Mark Zuckerberg.

Tyler Winklevoss

HateStrongMarkWordDestructive

The best clubs in the world are always the clubs where you have a variety of people. Like, you have the crazy people, you have the nicely dressed people, you have the office people, you have the regular guys - that makes it fun.

Tiesto

BestFunPeopleCrazyWorldYou

My way of discovering of what I like was to create a restaurant list and eat my way through it, and I call it my 'inner fat girl bucket list.'

Nina Dobrev

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I support Children's Hospital of Los Angeles through Disney Channel and Britti Cares International in support of children with various diseases and illnesses and donate my time with pride and dignity.

Kyle Massey

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