Frederick Douglass Quotes

Everybody has asked the question, and they learned to ask it early of the abolitionists, 'What shall we do with the Negro?' I have had but one answer from the beginning. Do nothing with us! Your doing with us has already played the mischief with us.

Frederick Douglass

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

  • Author Profession: author
  • Nationality: american
  • Birth: February 14, 1818 - February 20, 1895

Topics

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I don't know what Tracy Morgan does onstage, but I can assure you, it's no act.

Andy Kindler

YouI CanKnowActDoesMorgan

Doom is a classic supervillain, akin to the Phantom of the Opera. It's not about revenge so much as, like, 'I'm back - now watch this!' It all boils down to the music. The mask is a slight theme for people to enjoy, and it adds mystery.

MF Doom

MusicPeopleRevengeMaskEnjoyNow

I've been kind of submerged in my own little geographic location for a really long time in Venice Beach.

Amber Tamblyn

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Film and theater are about misdirection and making the audience see something. I find it interesting. One of the things we do in 'True Blood' is shoot all of our stunts in camera. Instead of doing some kind of visual effect, we try to make it happen.

Stephen Moyer

Make It HappenInterestingDoingFind

I don't think it ever occurred to me that I wouldn't be an entrepreneur. My dad became a real estate developer, and that work is usually project-based. You attract investors for a project with a certain life cycle, and then you move on to the next thing. It's almost like being a serial entrepreneur, so I had that as an example.

Stewart Butterfield

LifeWorkMeReal EstateThinkYou

Television, radio, social media. The 24/7 news cycle plows forward mercilessly on our desks, in our cars and in our pockets. Thousands and thousands of messages and voices bombard us from the moment we wake, fighting for our attention. All we see and hear, all day long, is news. And most of it is bad.

Joseph Prince

MomentDaySocial MediaForwardBad

The problem for those who assert biblical authority in support of traditional definitions of marriage is that one could, with equal validity, assert that the lending of money or certain kinds of haircuts are forbidden by God, or that slavery and the subjugation of women are authorized by the Lord.

Jon Meacham

MarriageWomenGodMoneySupport

If there's ever an example of the importance of making bold bets and focusing on what you love, it's Twitter.

Dick Costolo

LoveWhat You LoveYouBoldExample

I've witnessed firsthand the critical role suppliers - and especially the best ones - play in Boeing's success.

Dennis Muilenburg

SuccessBestPlayRoleCritical

I like learning stuff. The more information you can get about a person or a subject, the more you can pour into a potential project. I made a decision to do different things. I want to do things that have a better chance of being thought of as original. I do everything I can to disrupt my comfort zone.

Brian Grazer

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I always like to get local music when I'm in another country.

April Winchell

MusicCountryAlwaysGetLikeLocal

I weigh the man, not his title; 'tis not the king's stamp can make the metal better.

William Wycherley

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