Henry Louis Gates Quotes

The Dominican Republic says 'We're black behind the ears.' And in Mexico, 'there's a black grandma in the closet.' They know, they've just been intermarrying for a long time. But if we did the DNA of everyone in Mexico a whole lot of people would have a whole lot of black in them.

Henry Louis Gates

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

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

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Charles Blow's memoir 'Fire Shut Up in My Bones' was a breathtaking piece of writing.

Andrew Rosenthal

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I'm sick of the treadmill.

Andrea Martin

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When I began singing, it was the first time I was happy in my life. As a baby, I would stop crying when I heard a great singer.

Andrea Bocelli

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Why spend money on movies when you can spend it on gas? Or dry cleaning? Or groceries?

Andre Leon Talley

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Beauty is health. Health is beauty.

Andre Leon Talley

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The very action of the proletariat is a determining factor in history. And although we can no more jump over the stages of historical development than a man can jump over his shadow, nevertheless, we can accelerate or retard that development.

Rosa Luxemburg

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I wanted to figure out a way of living where I didn't have to be in an office every day.

Ruth Reichl

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To put it crudely, 'The Act of Killing' would blast open the space for the more delicate film, 'The Look of Silence,' to do its work.

Joshua Oppenheimer

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The effect of dominance is not always the result of an intention to dominate.

Deborah Tannen

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I can't really pick a favorite match.I enjoy every opportunity the WWE gives me to wreak havoc on other human beings. I've done a lot of different stipulation matches, and there are still a few I haven't done, but nothing I look forward to.

Braun Strowman

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Yet would we die as some have done, beating a way for the rising sun.

Arna Bontemps

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A cheese dip is good - it's for when you're like, 'You know what, I've had a long day. I'm just gonna eat a big bowl of cheese, and I'm not gonna care about it.'

Antoni Porowski

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