Ta-Nehisi Coates Quotes

When people hear the term 'political prisoner,' especially on the Left, it becomes a kind of abstraction. Folks are aware of injustice, and they're aware that there are folks in prison who are in prison, you know, largely because of their activism.

Ta-Nehisi Coates

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Michael is a kid, sort of, like, I mean, Michael is a kid himself; he's never really grown up.

Joe Jackson

NeverMeanKidUpLikeHe

I think my dad did legal work for someone who had a Packard Bell 8088, and they couldn't pay him, so they gave him a computer. I was initially not allowed to touch it, but that didn't last long. I started tinkering with it, and there were many times I screwed up the computer.

Jeremy Stoppelman

WorkThinkLegalSomeoneLongTouch

All my life, my heart has yearned for a thing I cannot name.

Andre Breton

LifeLoveHeartNameMy LifeCannot

I did sketch comedy, but I never did improv. So I've just tried to learn as I go.

John Oliver

LearnComedyGoSketchNeverImprov

The N.B.A. is not an easy job. As you get older, you play this game for 82 games a year, and you play 11 or 12 years, your body tends to break down.

Amar'e Stoudemire

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I don't think the face of the Democratic Party is Nancy Pelosi.

Tom Vilsack

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The plants which stand next to dwarf trees in importance with the Chinese are certainly chrysanthemums, which they manage extremely well, perhaps better than they do any other plant.

Robert Fortune

PlantsTreesPlantStandBetter

I was a nerdy punk-rock kid.

Mike D

KidNerdy

The real stars are not good actors or actresses. They're personalities.

Jayne Mansfield

GoodStarsRealPersonalities

If I were to insult people and mean it, that wouldn't be funny.

Don Rickles

FunnyPeopleInsultMeanWere

Fan Luv is a powerful positive movement. All over the world they come. It's a force of luv.

DJ Khaled

PositiveWorldPowerfulMovementFan

A theme I'm obsessed with is the tension between human nature and the frameworks designed to curb the worst and promote the best of it.

Douglas Brunt

NatureBestHuman NatureWorstHuman

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