Tarana Burke Quotes

People ask me what men can do, and I tell them, even if you're not a perpetrator, you should believe women - or queer folks - when they say that they have been violated.

Tarana Burke

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WomenMenPeopleMeBelieveYou

I don't care what a man is as long as he treats me right. He can be a gambler, a hustler, someone everybody else thinks is obnoxious, I don't care so long as he's straight with me and our dealings are fair.

Joe Namath

ManMeCareSomeoneLongRight

I sometimes think that I might be slightly autistic. There might be a syndrome that hasn't been named. I don't seem to see the world in the same way that most people I know see it. They don't seem to be baffled by it.

John Banville

PeopleWorldThinkKnowSometimes

There is clear empirical evidence that the response of EME financial markets to different shocks, including changes in U.S. interest rates, depends importantly on the state of economic fundamentals in the EMEs themselves.

Jerome Powell

FinancialFundamentalsChangesClear

I know there's millions of problems in the world, but if you dwell on those, then you're going to be miserable. I think my meditation helps me to transcend and get beyond the grip of all the negativity and regenerate from within a more positive attitude, which comes in very handy when you're going to do 150 concerts a year.

Mike Love

PositiveAttitudeMeWorldThink

Research can be a boon to a novelist - there are more things in heaven and Earth than can be dreamt of in a single writer's philosophy - or it can become a hindrance, a thick layer of algae that weighs down the storytelling.

Michelle Dean

ResearchPhilosophyHeavenDownMore

I mean, when it's time to rhyme rhyme, I can get down for mine.

Missy Elliott

TimeDownI CanMeanGetMine

At Harvard, direct cinema was the core of the film department, and most of the students were trying to make socially conscious works, but I was trying to combine fiction and non-fiction to show how our seemingly factual world is constituted through fantasy and stories.

Joshua Oppenheimer

WorldTryingCinemaFantasyFiction

The University of Memphis didn't have the flashy profile or the national exposure. It's a great university. I love the offense. I love the atmosphere, the big city. They have everything I want. The only knock against them is they are not a great team.

DeAngelo Williams

LoveGreatCityTeamWantBig City

The thing that attracted me to acting the most was I always felt quite unsure or insecure as a kid, and for some reason, when I got to perform these lines and characters, I felt safe. There was this confidence and excitement from performing that I loved.

Christie Laing

ConfidenceMeLovedActingKidSafe

I always say, 'If you want to make God laugh, tell Him your plans.' I couldn't be happier with where I ended up and how it worked out.

Brett Young

GodLaughYouSayWantPlans

I've worked with some really great directors, and I'm really choosy about them because they're telling the story at the end of the day.

Brad Pitt

GreatDayStoryEnd Of The DayEnd

I drank because I enjoyed it. I was happy sitting at the end of the bar on my own, reading the paper. I've always enjoyed my own company, and that stems from riding alone. I never trained with anyone - and I still don't. I've always been happy with my own thoughts, and that sums me up as an individual-pursuit rider.

Bradley Wiggins

AloneHappyMeThoughtsReadingEnd

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