Alaya Dawn Johnson Quotes

The trajectory of a lot of black lives in the 20th century was people moving into cities. A lot of the issue with modern urban fantasy is that it's un-diverse, and that's crazy with what we know the history of cities here to be.

Alaya Dawn Johnson

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No convention on God's foot-stool can, or has a right to, run me and make anything but a Democrat out of me.

Melville Fuller

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The heart of the classical repertory is the Tchaikovsky-Petipa 'Sleeping Beauty,' and no ballet is harder to get right.

Robert Gottlieb

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As can be seen even by this limited number of examples proteins carry out amazingly diverse functions.

Michael Behe

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Women always feel like they're being stared at and judged, and rightfully so.

Rob Schneider

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You couldn't beg, borrow, or steal a job in 1931, 1932... it was really tough.

Roy Rogers

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Thanks to nanny, I've got a deep understanding of Russian tales.

Modest Mussorgsky

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A lot of my book, 'The Price of Inequality,' is about why there has been an increase in rent-seeking.

Joseph Stiglitz

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The U.K. is much stronger as a part of Europe, and Europe is much stronger with the U.K. as a driving force.

Jose Angel Gurria

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The only real elegance is in the mind; if you've got that, the rest really comes from it.

Diana Vreeland

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A Sunday morning spent reading the paper together, maybe drinking some mimosas, alone, and talking until noon. That would be pretty amazing. Married couples with kids will understand.

Dierks Bentley

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In the land of the skunks, he who has half a nose is king.

Chris Farley

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I've realized as well after five years of being on the road that if I'm going to four or five months of my life to something even if I'm overpaid, it's four or five months of my life away from home, away from my son, away from family and friends. I better believe in it on some level even if it's a big movie.

Colin Farrell

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