Henry Louis Gates Quotes

What's fascinated me from the time I was a little kid was the way we construct our lives through stories.

Henry Louis Gates

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

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

Topics

TimeMeWayKidThroughLittle

That's why the role that I have on 'Grey's Anatomy' is important to me, because it's a human being. He doesn't have to wear race on his sleeve; he doesn't even have to talk about it. We just lead by our actions.

Jesse Williams

MeImportantWhyGreyRaceTalk

Just having what's important, to have people around you to support and take care of you. That's the most important thing when you are a professional athlete.

Angelique Kerber

SupportPeopleCareTake CareYou

I love to have battles of the wits with people that can dish fast and dirty - and it leads to problems occasionally, 'cause I can sound mean without attempting to be mean.

Alton Brown

LovePeopleProblemsDirtyI Can

Artists are creating their own genre sound, and other artists are building upon that sound and already creating a huge subculture created around one particular sound created by one artist. So, with all that happening, the genres are going to break down, and there's going to be a multitude of sound coming out.

Steve Aoki

BuildingArtistDownCreatingSound

It's very hard to play a man without any flaws.

Travis Fimmel

ManFlawsPlayHardWithoutVery

When I first read 'On the Road,' it helped me figure out how to live against the grain. Now I wonder how to be subversive when the subversive has become mainstream.

Tony D'Souza

LiveMeRoadWonderNowBecome

Making music on TV used to be as common as commercials. In the '60s and '70s, prime time was stuffed with variety shows headlined by such major and treasured talents as Carol Burnett, Red Skelton, the Smothers Brothers and Richard Pryor, who had a very brief comedy-variety hour on NBC that was censored literally to death.

Tom Shales

MusicTimeDeathRedTalentsPrime

We live in a time where there's a required instant gratification from audiences. That's a fun challenge in terms of putting together this teaser, picking and choosing how much you're actually giving away.

Josh Trank

LiveTimeChallengeTogetherFun

I think the most insidious version of crunch is when you say, 'Hey, I'm working for this triple-A video game; I personally want it to be as good as possible, so I'm going to stay tonight until 10 P.M. to finish this feature.'

Jason Schreier

GoodGameThinkYouWantPossible

The roughest road often leads to the top.

Christina Aguilera

RoadTopOftenLeads

Louis C. K. makes me laugh, I must say.

Chris O'Dowd

MeLaughSayMustLouisMakes

The Archivist of the United States essentially works for the American people across partisan lines and not, regardless of which Administration nominates the person, for a particular President or political party.

Allen Weinstein

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