Ta-Nehisi Coates Quotes

Racism is a physical experience.

Ta-Nehisi Coates

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ExperienceRacismPhysical

In art the best is good enough.

Johann Wolfgang von Goethe

GoodArtBestEnough

I wish anytime I went into a nice restaurant and asked for a table, they said, 'Well I'm sure you don't want one in the corner.'

Jennifer Grey

RestaurantWishYouTableSaidNice

I've been quite involved in a lot of U.N. operations over the years. I was a U.N. observer at the East Timor referendum in 2000. I've been very involved in that for a long time.

Jeremy Corbyn

TimeLongLong TimeOverOperations

I could never say I'm going to do bigger and better things because that would negate what I've already accomplished, and I don't want to do that.

Jeffrey Donovan

BetterSayWantNeverBiggerGoing

Generally, the best recording is the original cast, because that's the way the piece grew: integrally, with them.

Stephen Sondheim

BestWayOriginalRecordingCast

This is the joke of me being a part of 'Lost': I haven't met three-quarters of that cast.

Sonya Walger

MeLostJokeBeingCastPart

I've got to do everything extra to put myself in the best shape to get in the World Cup squad.

Sonny Bill Williams

MyselfBestWorldSquadEverything

Primarily I'm a social commentator rather than someone who's out to get the belly laugh.

Jonathan Shapiro

LaughSomeoneOutSocialGetRather

In any profession it gets to be a grind.

Denzel Washington

GrindProfessionAnyGets

In 2002, I was taking an improv class because, as a white male with glasses who was born between 1978 and 1994, it's legally required that I take at least one improv class in my life.

Chris Gethard

LifeGlassesMy LifeWhiteBorn

Rapid response is essential in the fight against hate.

Bonnie Hammer

HateFightAgainstResponseRapid

It starts with your diet and then to your exercise... you have to make the right decisions as a consumer and learn about carbs and proteins as well as watching your portion control, and from there you have to stay active as much as possible.

Apolo Ohno

ControlDecisionsLearnDietYou

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