Greg Grandin Quotes

Even before the expansion of slave labor in the South and into the West, slavery was already an important source of northern profit, as was the already exploding slave trade in the Caribbean and South America. Banks capitalized the slave trade, and insurance companies underwrote it.

Greg Grandin

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My travel habit is usually to visit somewhere I have never been rather than develop a consistent relationship with a place.

Jodi Balfour

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A good nationalism has to depend on a principle of the common people, on myths of a struggling commonality.

Andrew O'Hagan

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The story of the merchant is told by the marketer. They need each other, and if they get along, it's peanut butter and jelly. If they don't, it's oil and water.

Andy Dunn

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I started as a straight actor. I'd go onstage, and I'd think, 'Wow, this is the only thing I want to work really hard at. I will rehearse fifty times on a single scene; I don't care - I'll do it again.'

Stephen Colbert

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Whether you see Jesus as nothing more than a mythical figure or not, there's no doubt that living your life in a Christ-like manner is a lot harder than the hedonistic lifestyle reflected in Hollywood.

Steven Crowder

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There's one race that we have to worry about, and it's the human race.

Michael T. Flynn

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I was mostly influenced by bands like Black Sabbath and Judas Priest - Metallica's 'Kill 'Em All' was also a hell of an inspiration.

Dimebag Darrell

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When I go on stage, I'm a different man. I become Chubby Checker, And when I'm not Chubby Checker, I'm preparing to be him.

Chubby Checker

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I think every human being in the world appreciates being encouraged and acknowledged.

Asghar Farhadi

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Since God created the world, He also created reality.

Pope Francis

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Fashion people think that the careful Nice companies are boring beyond measure. (Nice people think fashionistas look silly and should Get A Life).

Peter York

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I love stories about women, and I think stories about women are generally pretty underrepresented.

Scott Rudin

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