Yance Ford Quotes

White communities - and I exempt poor white communities from this - have power over their representation. White people have the ability to define themselves, to exert their agency in a way that they get to be believed. No one believes black people. No one. Until a white person vouches for them.

Yance Ford

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PowerPeopleBlackWhitePersonWay

I have dedicated my political career to bringing fairness to America's economic system and to our work force, regardless of what people look like or where they may worship.

Jim Webb

WorkPeoplePoliticalAmericaLook

'Tis pleasant, sure, to see one's name in print. A book's a book, although there's nothing in 't.

Lord Byron

BookNameNothingSeePleasantSure

I like to stay balanced in life, so I don't have to do some radical diet. I love my job, and I obviously want to feel good when I am working, but I also want to feel energized and agile all the time. As a New Yorker, I live in the land of plenty, and yet every day I see people who could use a good meal.

Julia Stiles

LifeLoveGoodLiveTimeDay

I want you to know that I don't have any right, Malawi has no right to stop any president from coming to an African Union summit because that is an African Union meeting.

Joyce Banda

YouMeetingStopKnowWantRight

I work on a laptop specifically so I can work in cafes and pretend I'm part of the human world.

Jonathan Lethem

WorkWorldI CanHumanPretendPart

I find that people... very few people think that what they're doing is bad, and usually the people who think what they're doing is bad it has more to do with guilt.

Jon Favreau

PeopleThinkDoingGuiltBadFind

My mother always said that everyone should be required to write an autobiography of their lives.

Diane Keaton

MotherSaidWriteAlwaysEveryone

It's real good to be back with you again this year.

Dick Clark

GoodYearYouBackRealAgain

I remember watching 'The Carol Burnett Show' with my parents as a kid. All those weird outfits she wore, like turtlenecks and long skirts, really stayed in my head.

Chris Benz

ParentsWeirdRememberLongSheKid

When I served as a prosecutor, I saw firsthand the many injustices that are embedded in our communities. But I also saw the difference it can make in someone's life when they have someone to stand up and fight for them.

Conner Eldridge

LifeFightStand UpStandSomeone

Yes, Israel's our ally. But, are the Palestinians our enemy? No, they are not.

Brent Scowcroft

EnemyYesIsraelOurAlly

At Foundry Group, we always look for companies that we think build magic into their products. Occipital has been one of those companies.

Brad Feld

ThinkMagicLookGroupBuildAlways

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