W. Kamau Bell Quotes

People born in Puerto Rico are U.S. citizens - except for the teeny, tiny, mind-boggling fact that if you live in Puerto Rico, you are not allowed to cast a vote in the election for president. That tiny fact starts to get bigger when you realize that electing our own leaders is the whole reason that we have a country in the first place.

W. Kamau Bell

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LivePeopleYouBornPlaceElection

My grandparents were all born in the U.S., but their parents came from Ireland.

Michael Connelly

ParentsBornGrandparentsIreland

I've never gone for the smooth, suave Latin or French lover. That usually makes me think they're trying to pull one over on me.

Tricia Helfer

MeThinkTryingNeverOverGone

I've gotten so many compliments for having nice feet.

Torrie Wilson

FeetNiceComplimentsManyHaving

I'm a storyteller. I'm not like any other comic. I tell detailed stories - not made-up stuff, but true stories.

Ron Shock

TrueTellLikeStuffStoriesComic

I had the 'War of the Worlds' comic book. I had lots of comic books.

Roky Erickson

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The U.S., France, Germany and Canada have all responded to the financial crisis by boosting rather than cutting their science funding. The U.K. has not.

Martin Rees

ScienceFinancialCanadaCrisisThan

Some people are still not into us. That makes sense. We haven't really done a lot of press. We haven't put ourselves out there in ways that a lot of people would know we are still around. Unless you tour or record, they don't know you are around.

Mike McCready

PeopleYouKnowDoneSome PeopleUs

I argue that the resurrection was not the Great Resuscitation. It was a total transformation. I just don't accept the black-and-white thinking that goes along with needing to regard the gospels are literally true.

Jay Parini

GreatTransformationThinkingTrue

I never wanted to just glamorize the playa lifestyle and not touch on the down side. I wanted everyone who's in a desperate situation to know that, if they wanna choose that kinda lifestyle, they gotta be aware of everything that comes with it! It's not just about the cars, the ladies and the money.

Jay-Z

MoneyChooseDownSituationKnow

We made 'Shutterbugs' and 'The Illusionators' to play live at UCB.

Jason Woliner

LivePlayMade

I agree that it is not just the extremists who harbor bad thoughts or engage in bad acts, but they are usually the source of the polarization and try to keep education and communication of the main stream from moving forward.

Joichi Ito

EducationCommunicationMoving Forward

There will always be a rule. There will be people who break the rules. There will be consequences. We fundamentally think these things will be true for a time. The question becomes, What are the consequences? Who enforces the consequences? What are the worst consequences?

DeRay Mckesson

TimePeopleThinkBe TrueRules

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