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Tessanne Chin Quotes

Being born in Jamaica, race was never an issue. It was always about the type of person I wanted to be, not the colour of my skin.

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

Author Profession: musician
Nationality: jamaican
Birth: September 20, 1985

Topics

Born Person Skin Race Never Colour

What is the American dream? The American dream is one big tent. One big tent. And on that big tent you have four basic promises: equal protection under the law, equal opportunity, equal access, and fair share.

Opportunity American Dream Law You

I want our young people to believe as we did that there is no goal too high to reach if they are willing to work.

Work People Believe Reach Goal Want

In a way I'm almost more rueful about the notion of having a non-ideological Labour party than I am about the personality of Tony Blair.

Personality I Am Party Way More

I feel like people want there to be this mystery between film and theater, but I just kind of went where I got jobs, you know?

People Feel Mystery You Know Kind

I really do think everybody can sing.

Stephen Malkmus

Think Sing Everybody Really

Sooner or later, directors in Germany will start casting without regard to where a person is from. It shouldn't matter anymore.

Start Person Will Matter Without

I've been really fortunate that I've been at a lot of critical crossroads in my musical journey. When I look back, there are some pretty interesting things to look at.

Robbie Robertson

Journey Interesting Look Back Pretty

Even though running is work for me, I always miss it if I take a break. A lot of people find running relaxing, but I can never switch off from timing and competing against myself.

Work Myself People Me Find I Can

As a kid it's adorable to have a gap in your teeth. But then, because of the shifting in my mouth, I started whistling through it, and as a 32-year-old woman, whistling while you speak in sort of annoying.

Woman Speak You Mouth Teeth Kid

To suppose as we all suppose, that we could be rich and not behave as the rich behave, is like supposing that we could drink all day and stay sober.

Logan Pearsall Smith

Day Rich Sober Drink Behave Stay

People always ask what a book is about, as if it has to be about something. I don't want to write books that lend themselves to that sort of description. My books are more a kind of breaking-down.

Jonathan Safran Foer

People Book Want Kind More Write

Mental health is an area where people are embarrassed. They don't want to talk about it because somehow they feel they're a failure as a parent or, you know, they're embarrassed for their child or they want to protect their child, lots of very good reasons, but mental health, I feel, is something that you have to talk about.

Failure Good Health Child People

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