Henry Louis Gates Quotes

When Europeans came upon real ruined cities they refused to believe that they had been built by Africans. Here the past has been distorted and denied.

Henry Louis Gates

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

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

Topics

PastBelieveRealHereBeenBuilt

My definition of cursing is probably different from what other people's definitions are.

Jimmy Kimmel

PeopleCursingDifferentDefinition

For me, I'm still always that kid from Bolton.

Maxine Peake

MeKidAlwaysStill

People may think I'm trying something new by telling stories, but they're just jokes connected to give the illusion of stories. But really, I just continue using my imagination and creating. That's what I do.

Steven Wright

ImaginationPeopleThinkTryingNew

You mustn't take any award so seriously.

Tony Randall

AwardYouSeriouslyTakeAny

I've been allowed to develop my own character, which I'm still working on.

Rue McClanahan

CharacterMy OwnOwnWorkingBeen

I have to go to sleep with music.

Michaela Coel

MusicSleepGo

I feel that for years of teaching in the country and reading criticism in books, I feel like the things most needed in our culture are the understanding of the meanings of our music. We haven't done that good of job teaching our kids what our music means or how we developed our taste in music that reminds us and teaches us who we are.

Wynton Marsalis

GoodMusicCultureJobReadingFeel

I don't consider myself enigmatic, but I don't spend a lot of time thinking about my public persona.

Phil Knight

TimeMyselfThinkingPersonaPublic

That's what Major League Baseball's steroid scandal was all about, the hidden harm in competitive sports that sends the wrong message to the young.

Suzanne Fields

SportsBaseballWrongYoungHidden

Everything human is pathetic. The secret source of humor itself is not joy but sorrow. There is no humor in heaven.

Mark Twain

HumorJoyHeavenHumanSorrow

There is definitely a pressure for funny people to be funny. People want them to perform all the time.

Marsha Thomason

FunnyTimePeoplePressureWant

My parents weren't very strict. They've always trusted me to be independent and make my own decisions. There wasn't really anything to rebel against.

Lily-Rose Depp

ParentsMeDecisionsRebelMy Own

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