Ta-Nehisi Coates Quotes

With George Bush's policies, I could make an argument for how they affect black people in a negative way. You know what I mean? But I wouldn't argue that he's a white supremacist.

Ta-Nehisi Coates

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PeopleNegativeBlackYouWhiteWay

When I lived in Minneapolis in my twenties, and my mom lived there, too, I used to take her 'storm chasing' - by which I mean I'd see a pulsing blob of radar on The Weather Channel and make her drive us toward the storm.

Jenna Blum

StormMomWeatherDriveMeanSee

I want to paint big, bright, optimistic pictures of the place I love.

John Dyer

LovePlacePicturesWantBrightBig

I think we've made tremendous progress on racism. We've even made progress on war. We've made almost no progress on poverty.

Andrew Young

ProgressRacismWarThinkPoverty

I don't believe in this business of being behind, better to be in front.

Mel Brooks

BusinessBelieveBetterBeingBehind

A fan once asked if he could have a piece of my hair for voodoo. I said no, so he hugged me and plucked out a couple of hairs and ran off.

Amy Lee

MeHairSaidOutOffFan

I live a pretty simple life.

Tom Selleck

LifeLiveSimpleSimple LifePretty

People with mental health problems are almost never dangerous. In fact, they are more likely to be the victims than the perpetrators. At the same time, mental illness has been the common denominator in one act of mass violence after another.

Roy Blunt

HealthTimePeopleProblemsViolence

My hometown is a very boring city. There isn't a lot of industry - there are a lot of trees. It's not like Beijing where the sky is always dark. In my city the sky is blue and the sun shines.

Liu Wen

SkyBlueSunCityTreesHometown

If you're going to grow the economy, if people are going to have more income, you have to have stability in the marketplace.

Jason Chaffetz

PeopleGrowYouMoreEconomyGoing

The government has got to do something to help independent businesses.

Jasmine Guinness

GovernmentHelpIndependentSomething

When I'm at the greatest odds with my body, it's usually because I feel my body's betraying me, whether that's been in the past, struggling with my weight and feeling that I couldn't eat what I wanted to eat, or that I couldn't get my body to do what I wanted it to do.

Demi Moore

PastMeFeelBodyFeelingOdds

I travel with chocolate - Godiva with caramel. When the craving hits, I have to have it. I share, but if I'm on my last one, I've been known to say, 'Sorry, I'm out!'

Christa B. Allen

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