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Al Sharpton Quotes

I've gone from, you know, being too close to politicians, to being too close to entertainers, and people's father that I'm not.

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

Author Profession: activist
Nationality: american
Birth: October 3, 1954

Topics

Father People You Know Politicians

If you're not hopeful and optimistic, then you just give up. You have to take the long hard look and just believe that if you're consistent, you will succeed.

Succeed Believe Long You Look Will

Under current law, there is no additional penalty for someone who enters the United States illegally and then commits either a crime of violence or a drug trafficking offense. They simply come under the same penalty as we have in current law.

Law Someone Violence Crime Same

You could have another downgrade. You could certainly have a stock market reaction that would be negative. And, I think nobody who looks at it objectively would want to happen.

Negative Think Stock Market You Want

When things are good, you should be thanking God. I don't do enough of that. But if you get things, you should thank Him, not just take, take, take. He really listens.

Good God Enough You Him Take

I'm not dumb, I just wasn't educated.

Dumb Educated Just

I don't really listen to pop-country, but I like really, really old country that's closer to folk. Like Johnny Cash, who is considered country.

Country Listen Old Cash Closer Like

I was never exposed to a great deal of racism, but the Chicago I grew up in was very, very segregated.

Great Racism Chicago Never Up Deal

As the Olympic torch neared Lake Placid, N.Y., in 1980, signaling the opening of that year's Winter Olympics, newspapers and magazines throughout the world offered predictions on who would win medals in the major sports. Not a single publication gave the American men's hockey team a chance against the world powers.

Winter Sports Men Team Win World

I don't ever want to become Bill Maher where I have to find some strong opinion on something just because it's in the news. That's the guy that comes off like you have to be angry every week about new topics and snotty about something. That's what I'm trying to avoid.

Angry Opinion Strong Week You Find

I think that even though some of the things on 'Humans of New York' are kind of very personal and very revealing, I think the discomfort with sharing that tends to be overwritten by the appreciation of being able to distill the experience of your life into a story and share it with other people.

Brandon Stanton

Life Experience Appreciation New York

As mortals, we're ruled by conditions, not by ourselves.

Ourselves Mortals Conditions Ruled

It could be said that all armed conflicts are a ludicrous and shameful waste of lives, but World War I has a special place in the history of futility - a war without clear purpose, a war whose resolution would ultimately make the world a far worse place.

History Purpose War World Resolution

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