Henry Louis Gates Quotes

Because Lincoln is so closely identified with what it is to be American, everyone wants to claim him, to rewrite his story to satisfy their own particular needs.

Henry Louis Gates

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

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

Topics

StoryAmericanHimEveryoneOwn

Search is not just an activity or a destination. It's becoming more integrated and more of a platform.

Jerry Yang

DestinationSearchMoreBecoming

Americans are just about the worst at dealing with long-term problems, down there with Uzbekistan, but they respond to a market signal better than almost anyone. They roll the dice bigger and quicker than most.

Jeremy Grantham

ProblemsBetterDownWorstRespond

I don't think we should run government based on economists' predictions.

John Fleming

GovernmentThinkRunEconomists

People dramatically underestimate how much sleep is linked to all the diseases killing us. We know a lack of sleep is linked to numerous forms of cancer - bowel, prostate, breast cancer.

Matthew Walker

SleepPeopleKnowUnderestimateUs

I don't know why, but I was really good in that first play.

Roger Rees

GoodPlayKnowWhyFirstReally

I learned English at school, or at least that's how it started. Also, in Holland - as opposed to some other European countries - we don't dub anything, so as a kid growing up, always watching English and American movies in their original language really helped.

Michiel Huisman

SchoolGrowing UpLanguageAmerican

The ten-block radius around my house in Brooklyn has been my whole world. When I walk on the street, I feel like I've rediscovered my childhood innocence. I love it because nothing has changed.

Lucas Hedges

LoveWalkChildhoodWorldInnocence

When you put a camera in front of me, I'm home.

Breaux Greer

HomeMeCameraYouFrontPut

Different cities have different vibes to them, and New York is such a huge, thriving metropolis.

Annie Wersching

New YorkNewVibesDifferentThem

I think to love somebody every day for a long period of time is the most romantic thing you can do.

Nick Zano

LoveTimeRomanticDayThinkYou

I find myself seeking out the commonalities of our different religious experiences with hopes of encouraging, through my writings, the most hopeful, loving and redemptive qualities in all of us.

Richard Paul Evans

MyselfLovingFindOutThroughUs

Mozart and Neil Diamond may have begun with the same idea, but that a work of art is more than an idea is confirmed by the difference between the 'Soave sia il vento' and 'Kentucky Woman.' We have different words for 'art' and 'idea' because they are two different things.

Mark Helprin

WorkArtWomanWordsMoreKentucky

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