Ta-Nehisi Coates Quotes

The president of the United States is not a king. You know? Barack Obama was elected by the American people.

Ta-Nehisi Coates

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KingPeopleAmericanYouKnow

Man must do his part and detach himself from created things.

Johannes Tauler

ManThingsMustCreatedHimselfHis

In 'Winnie the Pooh,' a lot of the characters have serious flaws: Pooh is sort of a food addict. Rabbit is OCD, and Owl is a compulsive liar.

Robert Lopez

FoodLiarFlawsOwlSeriousRabbit

I'd just much rather see an ugly person take the trash out than see somebody really pretty taking the trash out.

Amy Sedaris

UglyPersonTrashSeeOutPretty

In hip hop, 'real' has always meant one who represents in actuality what they present in imagery. For instance, once upon a time, if a rapper spoke about being gangsta, they needed to truly be that, or they were 'frontin.'

Amanda Seales

TimePresentRealRapperGangsta

I always had a real love of children's presenting, and I was lucky enough to do that and have an acting career alongside it.

Sophie Aldred

LoveChildrenEnoughCareerActing

My father (like most fathers) always taught me that a man is someone who stands by his principles, someone who lives with integrity and puts his family before himself. That last one is important, because as a young boy, it's your pops who provides you with security.

Steven Crowder

FamilyFatherIntegrityManMeYou

We need a government that is what we are at our best. Smart, efficient, pragmatic and compassionate.

Deval Patrick

BestGovernmentSmartNeedPragmatic

I have made 34 pictures, 10 of them for Disney, and none of them for Disney were really bad characters. So I think that recently I have kind of begun to hide behind certain actor's devices in order to make a dividing line between what I used to do and the characters I have been asked to do today.

Dean Jones

TodayThinkBadHidePicturesKind

I've always voted Republican because America is exactly that, a republic. You can't expect much leadership with a Democrat behind the desk their not even close to dual efficient.

Audrey Meadows

LeadershipAmericaYouDeskAlways

For a long time I thought I was a poet, but that's a high title to claim.

Philip Pullman

TimeThoughtLongLong TimeHigh

I try not to plan that too much.

Philip Seymour Hoffman

PlanToo MuchTryMuchToo

Do you think when two representatives holding diametrically opposing views get together and shake hands, the contradictions between our systems will simply melt away? What kind of a daydream is that?

Nikita Khrushchev

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