Fannie Lou Hamer Quotes

What I really feel is necessary is that the black people in this country wil have to upset this apple cart. We can no longer ignore the fact that America is not the... land of the free and the home of the brave.

Fannie Lou Hamer

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

  • Author Profession: activist
  • Nationality: american
  • Birth: October 6, 1917 - March 14, 1977

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Imagine a country where the vast majority of seniors live in poverty, a country where for many there are no golden years, but a time of struggle and dependence. That was the United States before the creation of Social Security, which has proven to be one of the most effective and important government programs in our history.

John Delaney

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At the end, I have to take the court I get scheduled on.

Angelique Kerber

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I've done two remakes, 'Rowdy Rathore' and 'Son of Sardaar,' and I see nothing wrong with it. The originals were in a language that not everyone understands, so when you're making it in another language, you can reach a much wider audience. That's how I look at it.

Sonakshi Sinha

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I have traveled to many places but have no desire to leave New Mexico.

Rudolfo Anaya

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If you would only recognize that life is hard, things would be so much easier for you.

Louis D. Brandeis

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I've always been very involved in anything that had to do with lung disease or cancer.

Loni Anderson

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The margin for making mistakes has gotten much smaller. In a commodity economy, it's hard to kill off your business. You still have the mine. You still have oil wells. You can always rebuild. In a knowledge economy, if you make a mistake, you're in trouble.

Juan Enriquez

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I love Cate Blanchett; I think she's brilliant.

Judy Greer

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Everybody just has to be held accountable for their own actions.

Jason Mitchell

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Over the years I've had more and more of an association with Nashville.

Don McLean

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I learned a lot from observing Wayne at the Rogers Cup. He was offered a cart across the grounds, but he wouldn't take it; he walked and stopped and signed autographs for people, and I thought that was amazing.

Denis Shapovalov

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In the field of health care, we are giving people access to insurance who have not had it before.

Christine Gregoire

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