Bayard Rustin Quotes

My activism did not spring from my being gay, or, for that matter, from my being black. Rather, it is rooted fundamentally in my Quaker upbringing and the values that were instilled in me by my grandparents who reared me.

Bayard Rustin

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

  • Author Profession: leader
  • Nationality: american
  • Birth: March 17, 1912 - August 24, 1987

Topics

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Without the emotion of the beautiful, the sublime, the mysterious, there is no art, no religion, no literature.

John Burroughs

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If someone is genuine, compassionate and kind, that is a turn-on. A sense of humor is a huge turn on, and that goes hand in hand with intelligence.

Jennifer Nettles

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Men want a battle to fight, an adventure to live, and a beauty to rescue. That is what is written in their hearts. That is what little boys play at. That is what men's movies are about. You just see it. It is undeniable.

John Eldredge

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As an actor, I really like Philip Seymour Hoffman. I think he's a genius.

Simon Cowell

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In 1965, I was 11 and in my last year at Junior school. I was living with my mum and older sister in a rented flat in south London - my parents had separated when I was five and got divorced a couple of years later, which was unusual at the time. My dad was working abroad, and I hadn't seen him for several years.

Tony Bradman

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The thing with film is that it's so wide-reaching compared to comedy. When I release my comedy special, half a million people will see it. If I release a movie, five to ten million people will see it.

Mike Birbiglia

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During his public life, Barack Obama has often referred to his biracial background and itinerant childhood and has said, 'In no other country on Earth is my story even possible.' True.

Monica Crowley

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I have a lot of interests in global issues, as you know, humanity, inequity, arms control, and I continue to be active on all these issues.

Mohamed ElBaradei

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I wanted to learn how to skate backwards and they wouldn't help me and they went off and left me on my own.

Dorothy Hamill

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In the studio, I do try to have a thought in my head, so that it's not like a blank stare.

Cindy Crawford

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I'm excited that 'The Good Guy' is getting distribution because indie movies they're not - people ran out of money and they're not making these movies anymore. It's all superhero movies or real obvious tent pole studio films.

Bryan Greenberg

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I think most people have experienced that at some point: being on one end or the other of a super-unbalanced relationship.

Ari Graynor

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