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Ida B. Wells Quotes

The people must know before they can act, and there is no educator to compare with the press.

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

Author Profession: activist
Nationality: american
Birth: July 16, 1862 - March 25, 1931

Topics

People Know Act Must Press Compare

In most sports, your brain and your body will cooperate... But in rock climbing, it is the other way around. Your brain doesn't see the point in climbing upwards. Your brain will tell you to keep as low as possible, to cling to the wall and not get any higher. You have to have your brain persuading your body to do the right movements.

Sports Brain You Body Wall Possible

Well my briefing was that Honduras was a small and vulnerable country just back on the path towards democracy it was about to have just before I arrived, the first elections for a civilian president in more than 9 years.

John Negroponte

Path Democracy Small Back Country

I have a huge admiration for the House of Lords, I have a huge admiration for the people who work in the House of Lords, they're great public servants and they do an absolutely tremendous job.

Work Great Job People House Who

Pound's translation of Chinese poetry was maybe the most important thing I read. Eliot a little bit later.

Poetry Important Little Translation

So many of the sounds that contemporary composers were trying to create were to be found in the traditional musics of the world. That was encouraging but also little daunting to think that you had to work so hard to be new and yet it was old.

Work World Think Trying You Create

As far as putting stuff on social media, I think Instagram is really cool because I like the visual aspect. You're taking pictures, and you can put a filter on them, and it's super creative.

Social Media Creative Cool Think You

I'm happy to be content-maker as well as curator, so I'm happy to also be a presenter for amazing things.

Happy Amazing Things Well Curator

More of 'The Bourne Identity's script was taken from the events of the Iran Contra, which my father investigated for the Senate, than what was taken from Robert Ludlum's novel.

Father Identity More Events Senate

Once we played for the Princess of Monaco in Paris. We were the biggest ducks ever, wearing rented tuxedos. We trashed the party, took a bunch of girls and champagne in limos underneath the Eiffel Tower, and set up an acoustic show. It was like a Hilary Duff movie.

Party Princess Paris Champagne Tower

Sometimes it's great when, you know, you're sitting down to watch a straightforward story, and you know how it's going to go, and you know how it's going to end. That's a fairy tale.

Clare-Hope Ashitey

Great Story End Fairy Tale You Down

Muhammad Ali is a legend, a hero of mine.

Hero Legend Mine Muhammad Ali Ali

The people of New Hampshire want someone in the U.S. Senate with clear, concise views on terrorism. They'll judge a congressman based on the people he associates with, his voting record, and his campaign contributions.

Corey Lewandowski

People Voting Judge Someone New

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