Sarah Churchwell Quotes

In one sense, Obama's point couldn't be clearer: race is a distraction from class-based inequities. And if we dismiss working-class resentment as camouflaged racism, we will continue to be distracted by the spectre of race.

Sarah Churchwell

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There's so much material out there that's unnecessarily racist. It takes a shot at what is 'urban' or demonstrates blackness with some sassy, neck-jiving character that's not even relevant to the plot. I see it time and time again, and it doesn't move the story forward. It just kind of cryogenically freezes us in this old racial paradigm.

Jesse Williams

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I love 45-minute power workouts. I get in, do my thing, and then I'm able to go pick up Everly from school. It gives me energy.

Jenna Dewan

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The only really important thing, at the end of the day, is your health. If you haven't got that, then all the money in the world isn't going to bring you happiness.

John Caudwell

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If you think about it, there aren't that many women who are in their 40s, who are Jewish and funny and stage-worthy.

Amanda Peet

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I listen to a wide range of music, from country to pop to alternative rock, as well as Indian music. You know, what excites me are new ideas. And with a lot of the international hits - from Lady Gaga to Rihanna and others - you'd find excellent production and groundbreaking ideas that lift the music to a greater realm.

Shreya Ghoshal

MusicMeIdeasLadyYouFind

I'm always made a little uncomfortable by studies that assert that Millennials are the most narcissistic generation in history. To me, being young has always meant being self-absorbed; in many ways, that's what youth is for.

Robin Marantz Henig

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I am very suspicious of people.

Mika

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Both my parents are chefs... I grew up in a restaurant and was always surrounded by cooks. I love food.

Ming-Na Wen

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The people at Netflix are extremely intelligent about the way they monitor activity on their platform.

Jason Bateman

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As a boy, I was never interested in theater because I came from a working-class Scottish home. I thought, 'I want to do movies.' Then it was finding the means to do it.

Brian Cox

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Like everybody, my views on many issues have changed as I have gotten older.

Bob McDonnell

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If you are good to this one and that one, this one and that one will say that you are good. If you are good to everyone, no one will say that you are good.

Antonio Porchia

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