Opal Tometi Quotes

I think the two-party system isn't working for us. And it hasn't worked for us for generations - let's be very, very honest about that.

Opal Tometi

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ThinkHonestSystemUsWorkingVery

I've gradually grown more comfortable with who I am and what I am.

Jimmy Nail

I AmComfortableMoreWhoGradually

At the age of 10, I had my first piece published in what was known as the 'Junior Post,' which was part of the 'Yorkshire Post,' and it was just for kids. I read it every week. And I got paid for it. So I thought... 'I can actually do this. I can get paid to write, and this is going to be fine.' I wrote several pieces for them.

Joanna Coles

AgeThoughtWeekI CanWriteFirst

I could fall in love with a sumo wrestler if he told stories and made me laugh. Obviously, it would be easier if someone was African-American and lived next door and went to the same church. Because then I wouldn't have to translate.

Maya Angelou

LoveMeDoorChurchLaughSomeone

The party of Kennedy is also the party of Eastland. The party of Javits is also the party of Goldwater.

John Lewis

PartyKennedyAlso

I mean, the general rule is if you're not prepared to make a mistake, you're not going to make much progress.

Maurice Wilkins

ProgressMistakeYouMeanGoing

Parents can plant magic in a child's mind through certain words spoken with some thrilling quality of voice, some uplift of the heart and spirit.

Robert MacNeil

HeartQualityWordsParentsMind

The hardcore fans have hung with us because they go, 'Hey, they don't disappoint.' And we stick to that style.

Angus Young

StyleGoFansStickUsBecause

One of the more noble things the Oscars can do is pay attention to movies no one knows about. Blockbusters don't need much help.

Jeff Daniels

HelpAttentionMoviesMoreNeedPay

When you step off a plane into a place like Haiti, you're just surrounded by overwhelming stimulus: the people selling you things, asking you to engage.

Michael Arden

StepPeopleYouSellingPlaceHaiti

The sacrifices ordinary American men and women from communities large and small have been willing to make, often before they were past their teenage years, have secured our nation unprecedented freedoms and made us the world's bulwark of liberty.

Steve Buyer

WomenMenPastWorldSmallAmerican

Marketing is designed to bring people into something.

Sue Naegle

PeopleMarketingBringSomething

I think - you know, I'm a guy that - I don't live on the earth just to walk it. I live on here to make a difference.

Tracy McGrady

LiveWalkThinkMake A Difference

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