Carol Moseley Braun Quotes

The really important victory of the civil rights movement was that it made racism unpopular, whereas a generation ago at the turn of the last century, you had to embrace racism to get elected to anything.

Carol Moseley Braun

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RacismVictoryGenerationYouTurn

When I was a kid, I used to see apparitions and have hallucinations, and my entire perception of the world was badly disoriented. And I had kind of a chaotic childhood because of that. I've really hung onto it, though. Because I actually like those feelings.

Jim Woodring

ChildhoodWorldPerceptionFeelings

I tried chemo, but chemo and I didn't agree, so we didn't persist.

Joan Kirner

AgreeTriedI TriedPersist

Guys are leery about putting on something they don't think is them. They have a fixed idea of themselves.

Michael Bastian

ThinkSomethingIdeaThemselvesGuys

Shirley Temple opens doors for Shirley Temple Black.

Shirley Temple

BlackDoorsTempleShirleyOpens

Everyone knows dogs. Most people love dogs. I think most American families probably have a dog, but I don't think people really realize or understand just how wonderful and special dogs are.

Robert Crais

DogLovePeopleThinkAmericanDogs

Working on TV can be quite insular.

Matt Bomer

WorkingTVQuiteInsular

Our house is made of glass... and our lives are made of glass; and there is nothing we can do to protect ourselves.

Joyce Carol Oates

HouseGlassNothingProtectMade

The moment you think of a joke is the best moment.

Judd Apatow

MomentBestThinkYouJoke

The man who puts life into an idea is acclaimed a genius, because he does the right thing at the right time. Therein lies the difference between the genius and a commonplace man.

Douglas Fairbanks

LifeTimeManGeniusRight Time

I believe that filmmaking is a brilliant thing to do - be doing - for a living.

David Slade

BelieveDoingFilmmakingLiving

Everyone should get sacked at least once. It forces you to look at yourself... It is important to have setbacks, because that is the reality of life. Perfection doesn't exist.

Anna Wintour

LifePerfectionYourselfRealityYou

How did I write 'Spin Me?' I listened to Luther Vandross's 'I Wanted Your Love.'

Pete Burns

LoveMeWriteSpinYourHow

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