Edmonia Lewis Quotes

No, I have not a drop of what they call white blood in my veins. My father was a full blooded Negro, and my mother was a full blooded Chippewa.

Edmonia Lewis

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

  • Author Profession: sculptor
  • Nationality: american
  • Birth: July 4, 1844 - September 17, 1907

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My mother danced; she loved the ballet.

Stefanie Powers

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I have a CBE, and I accepted it with glee because it's not bestowed on you by the royal family; it's not bestowed on you by the government; you have to be nominated by the public.

Rod Stewart

FamilyGovernmentYouRoyalBecause

Writing a whole series was a crash course in screenwriting, which is a very different muscle to standup comedy writing.

Ronny Chieng

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I started out wanting to be an actress. My sister was in this theater company in Brooklyn. I saw her in some plays, and I was immediately obsessed. I started auditioning for plays when I was about 10.

Liz Tuccillo

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Ending poverty calls for humility, honesty, freedom from ideology and refusal to accept cruel simplicities about anyone's human potential. It requires listening to the wisdom and cutting the nonsense from both the Right and the Left.

Donella Meadows

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The idea of your younger sibling being in pain and realizing you are the cause of that pain is unbearable.

Claire Foy

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Apple Music is a living, breathing brand.

Bozoma Saint John

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You know, funny is this weird word for me. I hear is so many times it has no meaning anymore.

Bruce McCulloch

FunnyMeWeirdMeaningYouKnow

A dancer's career is short - you just keep going until your legs pack up.

Anton du Beke

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I have worked for everything. I am self-made and proud of it.

Shenaz Treasury

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I love physical books, can't bear to throw them away, and am drowning under the weight of my collection, but I do a lot of my work reading now on my iPad.

Mariella Frostrup

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I really understand that we have to be sensitive to people's feelings and to their sensitivities, but you also can't be muzzled to tell a story.

Marti Noxon

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