Ta-Nehisi Coates Quotes

There are African-American families around this country - a large, large number of African-American families - that operate out of complete fear that their kids are going to be taken from them and will do anything to prevent that.

Ta-Nehisi Coates

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FearCountryWillOutAnythingKids

I'm always looking for what there is to see that's weird and wonderful and off the beaten path.

Joanna Going

PathLookingWeirdAlwaysSeeOff

My father raised me to build computers, hardware. Literally, as an 8 year old, I had a soldering iron and circuit boards, and this was in neighbourhoods that wouldn't have a whole lot of money or anything. And I figured out ways to just hustle.

Jidenna

FatherMoneyMeComputersYearOut

When I was still back in Cameroon, because I didn't know English, I used to listen to French rap all the time and then a little bit of American hip-hop. And then, when I got to the States, that's when I really got into all those guys - Lil Wayne, Rick Ross, all those guys.

Joel Embiid

TimeAmericanBackKnowHip-HopRap

As an adult, I took ballet classes three times a week, and I believed it gave me better posture, a stronger body, and made me more graceful.

Ann Hood

MeBetterWeekStrongerBodyThree

Celebs that hit the West Hollywood/Beverly Hills quadrant and places like the Urth Caffe are not exactly trying to keep a low profile; it's sort of like if LeBron James went to an ESPN Zone and then whined about being hounded for autographs.

Stephen Rodrick

TryingPlacesProfileLowHills

People expect things from art that are horrible for us who make it! They put the things we make in these restrictive places called 'museums,' then don't want to hear another word from us.

Sigmar Polke

ArtPeopleWantPlacesMuseumsUs

I prefer comedies when they come from a dark kind of place and have a reality to it.

Toni Collette

RealityDarkPlaceKindComePrefer

By continuing to work out and dance while pregnant, I feel a double reward from maintaining my normal routine but all the while knowing that baby is sharing in my day.

Mary Helen Bowers

WorkDayDanceBabyFeelReward

I am a big defender of 'Harry Potter,' and I think any book that gets kids to read are books that we should cherish, we should be thankful for them.

Judy Blume

ThankfulI AmBookThinkCherish

You have to be a xenophile at heart to be a true New Yorker.

Chris Diamantopoulos

HeartYouNewTrueYorker

I was not born into a rich family or a family of government officials.

Chen Guangbiao

FamilyGovernmentRichBorn

'You Should Be Here' set the tone that, 'Alright everybody, I want you to listen to this album.

Cole Swindell

YouWantListenToneHereAlright

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