Opal Tometi Quotes

From my youngest brother to immigrant women to black queer folks, those are the people who keep me going. When I think about their various acts of courage, it reminds me that I am not alone and that we can do even more, and we deserve more, so we have to keep going.

Opal Tometi

Recitation: by Male by Female

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WomenCourageAloneKeep GoingI Am

I'm not very interested in people. I recognize it in myself - there is a basic indifference toward people.

Joan Didion

MyselfPeopleIndifferenceInterested

Everyone thinks that just because you have a Scouse accent, then you must be 'on the rob'.

Jennifer Ellison

YouJust BecauseEveryoneMustJust

Some artists I know, they would rather not see the audience or envision them. But for me, I'd rather see them. I feel like part of the reason I perform is to feel that connection. It's the reason I love it so much.

John Legend

LoveMeFeelConnectionKnowSee

I've been blessed. Starting with Steppenwolf Theater and onward, learning from wonderful actors and getting to play with wonderful actors.

Jeff Perry

LearningBlessedPlayStartingBeen

My style is definitely schizophrenic; it does change from day to day a lot. It depends on my mood: sometimes I'll be going through a girly, childlike stage and wear a pretty lace dress with a bow in my hair. Then sometimes I'll be moody and just wear black.

Amber Le Bon

ChangeStyleDayDressHairBlack

I always like to feel comfortable and to dress how I feel.

Stella Maxwell

DressFeelComfortableAlwaysLike

I did nothing but international liberation politics for ten years, and usually it was like, you gain an inch, you lose a half an inch. It's slow going, man.

Steven Van Zandt

PoliticsManSlowYouLoseNothing

There are few places in my life that I've found more ruggedly beautiful than the Highlands of Scotland. The place is magical - it's so far north, so remote, that sometimes it feels like you've left this world and gone to another.

Julia London

LifeBeautifulWorldMy LifeYou

You know, some people fall right through the hole in their lives. It's invisible, but they come to it after time, never knowing where.

Louise Erdrich

TimePeopleYouFallKnowKnowing

If you're going to have a bad attitude, you may as well not even tee it up that week because you probably won't play good anyways.

Jason Day

GoodAttitudeWeekYouBadPlay

The Democratic Party opposes tax cuts but it cannot say so publicly. Thus, it is forced to support the idea of lowering the tax burden but using class warfare rhetoric to dispute the allocation of the relief.

Dick Morris

SupportPartyTaxBurdenRhetoric

I pressed my father's hand and told him I would protect his grave with my life. My father smiled and passed away to the spirit land.

Chief Joseph

LifeFatherMy LifeHandLandHim

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