Ta-Nehisi Coates Quotes

Somebody once told me, black people, in and of themselves, are cosmopolitan. There's cosmopolitanism within the black experience. There's an incredible amount.

Ta-Nehisi Coates

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ExperiencePeopleMeBlackWithin

I was raised in cities but I was raised in Texas, so there's a certain amount of connection to the earth.

JoBeth Williams

TexasConnectionEarthI Was Raised

My father was a physicist and also an activist. My first public protest was with my dad at Stanford. I came by all that honestly.

Joan Baez

FatherFirstProtestStanfordPublic

'The Night Cafe' and 'The Starry Night' still emit such pathos, density, and intensity that they send shivers down the spine. Whether Van Gogh thought in color or felt with his intellect, the radical color, dynamic distortion, heart, soul, and part-by-part structure in these paintings make him a bridge to a new vision and the vision itself.

Jerry Saltz

HeartVisionSoulBridgeNightDown

My grandfather has a big influence on me; without him, I wouldn't be where I am now.

Angelique Kerber

I AmMeInfluenceGrandfatherNow

My father worked on assembly lines in Detroit while I was growing up. Every day, I watched him do what he needed to do to support the family. But he told me, 'Life is short. Do what you want to do.'

Anita Baker

LifeFamilyFatherDaySupportMe

When I first concluded to print the book, I made an honest effort to construct it in the third person.

John Sergeant Wise

EffortBookPersonFirstHonest

Deciding taste is egotistical, but that's how taste is established, by somebody having the courage to say, 'I don't want to sell that.'

Stanley Marcus

CourageSayWantTasteSellHow

I really strive to bring something new to each book. I don't want to write the same book over and over again.

Robert Crais

BookNewWantStriveWriteOver

I've seldom become nostalgic or settled.

Michael Tippett

BecomeSeldomNostalgicSettled

If I don't believe in a role, I can't pull it off.

Miranda Richardson

BelieveRoleOffPull

If the administration wants cooperation, it will have to begin to move in our direction.

Mitch McConnell

DirectionCooperationWillBeginOur

When you face the perils of weariness, carelessness, and confusion, don't pray for an easier life. Pray instead to be a stronger man or woman of God.

Luis Palau

LifeGodWomanManFaceStronger

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