Henry Louis Gates Quotes

People don't realize what a brilliant politician Lincoln was. Looking back, we want to ascribe a level of providence to his every decision but he was a cunning and calculating politician; from the cultivation of his image as a hayseed from Illinois, to his ability to keep this country together under dire circumstances.

Henry Louis Gates

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

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

Topics

DecisionTogetherPeopleLooking Back

I think the job of leadership is to expand what can be talked about and to get consensus on the nature of the problem, and that is most of the job. Because once you do that, once you have diagnosis, treatment options are obvious.

Jim Cooper

NatureLeadershipJobThinkProblem

Creating deluxe cuisine is like playing a sport. Always competitive. Always challenging. And if you slow down a bit, you can no longer return to the top level.

Joel Robuchon

SlowYouDownCreatingTopAlways

There are a lot of Washingtons that have played football. I could just blend in more and carve out my own name quietly.

John David Washington

FootballNameMy OwnMoreOutOwn

Music was my refuge. I could crawl into the space between the notes and curl my back to loneliness.

Maya Angelou

MusicLonelinessSpaceBackNotes

Maleficent has suffered abuse in the past, and there's a reason why she is now as furious as she is. And I think that children who have been outcast and abused in any way will relate to her. There's a beautiful side to her; she's not just a dark person. She has all these facets. And that is interesting.

Angelina Jolie

BeautifulChildrenPastThinkDark

I love getting dressed in New York - I feel so much more confident wearing things that are a little bit crazy.

Sofia Richie

LoveNew YorkCrazyConfidentFeel

To see this place would truly be worth a trip to India in itself, and from the spirit of the religion that lived here one can learn more in an hour of viewing than from all the books ever written.

Rudolf Otto

ReligionLearnWorthIndiaPlace

I sample a little bit of everything - a bit of 'House,' a little bit of 'Prison Break.' I love 'Project Runway;' it's my favorite show!

Michaela Conlin

LovePrisonHouseProjectEverything

In the nineteenth century the more grandiose word inspiration began to replace the word idea in the arts.

Lukas Foss

MoreInspirationArtsReplaceIdea

My object is to stop the guy with the ball before he gains another inch.

Dick Lane

StopBallGuyInchHeObject

My poetry is me trying to reconcile my own life and opportunities I've had with opportunities my students aren't given and how profoundly unfair that is.

Clint Smith

LifePoetryMeOpportunitiesTrying

Being a secretary was considered a very good job in those days.

Brenda Blethyn

GoodJobGood JobDaysBeingThose

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