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The tallest tree in the history of African American journalism has fallen, but has fallen gracefully. The tree that stood tall for over 60 years and a tree that planted a forest, a tree with widespread limbs and full of fruit. He connected to Africa and African Americans. He shared the pain of Emmett Till, the development of Martin Luther King Jr., and was a source of information and inspiration. He was the number one black publisher for 60 years. His impact had been felt through the whole world of journalism. Jesse Jackson
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This is a process, not an event. It's not going to happen over night. It's clear that we as African American men are unique and only we can articulate what it's like to attend a private college. But all of us would also agree that it was worth it, that we are successful today because of it. Steve Jones
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This is a special moment for baseball, a special moment for African Americans. Just like it is every time April 15 comes up. I think last year was really special because I was wearing the uniform that Jackie wore. Milton Bradley
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While he was in the service, in the South and in Oklahoma, he was refused service at a couple of places where he was in uniform, and was told that African Americans, blacks, Negros, were not served. And in spite of that, I've never known a man who loved this country more than my father did. Eric Holder
african congress exactly south work
I know exactly what I will do. I will go and work with the Congress of South African Students. Kgalema Motlanthe
african money throwing
Throwing money at African governments is not the answer, Thabo Mbeki
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Those guys are legends in South African sport and it is fantastic for me to have done something that they have done. Trevor Immelman
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You have said that I am going to destroy Medicaid without saying what I plan to replace it with. (Your assertions) that my plan would hurt African Americans and Latinos have offended me, Bill Bradley
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Take that bone out of your nose and call me back (to an African American female caller). Rush Limbaugh
diversity culture world
The rich diversity of the world's cultures reflects a corresponding diversity in the wilds that gave them birth. Aldo Leopold
diversity different opinion
There is a place in America for diversity of views and opinions. I may cook my gumbo differently from you, but that does not make mine better. I may just use different ingredients. Politics has gotten so spicy, and we need to cool it down some. We may find that your recipe for gumbo is just as good. Donna Brazile
diversity enough distortion
It's not enough to be compassionate. You must act. Dalai Lama
diversity people made
Isn't it amazing that we are all made in God's image, and yet there is so much diversity among his people? Desmond Tutu
diversity suffering demand
Show me a god that does not demand mortal suffering. Show me a god that celebrates diversity, a celebration that embraces even non-believers, and is not threatened by them. Show me a god that understands the meaning of peace. In life, not in death. Steven Erikson
diversity grace world
To the extent that this world surrenders its richness and diversity, it surrenders its poetry; to the extent that it relinquishes its capacity to surprise, it relinquishes its music; to the extent that it loses its ability to tolerate ridiculous and even dangerous exceptions, it loses its grace. Tom Robbins
diversity people culture
People who demand neutrality in any situation are usually not neutral but in favor of the status quo. Max Eastman
diversity imagination preparation
Whatever laudable qualities the English may possess in their selection, preparation, and consumption of food, elegance, originality, diversity, and imagination are not among them. Mary Ellen Chase
diversity envisage range
I would envisage exhibits demonstrating the range and diversity of amphibians and their habitats, Richard Gibson
gay men pay
I look to an out gay man or woman as pretty much what I would aspire to. The strength that it takes to do that and the floodgates that open and what they pay for it. Ben Folds
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The very concept of an Iranian university is an oxymoron. There are no free and open places of learning in that repressive theocracy. Dissenters are not given tenure; they are murdered, after first being tortured. Blasphemy, which is broadly defined, is punished. Gays are not only excluded from Iranian universities, but are imprisoned and killed. Alan Dershowitz
gay brave racist
I don't much care who is gay or straight or married or not. I mostly notice if they are brave enough to confront bigotry. Jasmine Guy
gay who-i-am people
A lot of people come up to me all the time and say thank you for helping me be who I am. So my thing wasn't just about sexuality. It was about anyone who felt different; anyone who felt out of place. Being gay was one part of it. Boy George
gay shapes just-being
To be gay and out of shape is almost as much of a stigma as just being gay used to be. Bruce Vilanch
gay people faces
The absence of marriages will result in all kinds of financial burdens that gay people wouldn't face if they could get married. Andrew Solomon
gay interesting facts
I hope the fact that I'm gay isn't the most interesting part of me. T. R. Knight
gay thinking numbers
If I think about most of America, and maybe I'm terribly wrong...but I think most of America would say that they're not in favor of gay marriage. But there is certainly a large cohort, not a majority but a large number of people, who are articulate and vocal and they'd rally behind this. They're making their opinion known. Tim Gunn
gay next-day pro-life
You can't wake up one day and say 'I'm for gay marriage,' and wake up the next day and say 'I'm against it.' Wake up one day and say, 'I'm pro-choice,' and the next day wake up and say, 'I'm pro-life.' There's no credibility there. Roger Stone
giving lauren thank
Thank you for giving us back Lauren and Steve, John Rice
giving people challenges
A lot of the time, people want to hear from someone like myself. They want to give it a shot. It's challenging, and it's driven me more than discouraged me. Archie Panjabi
giving-up dont-give-up beats
It's hard to beat somebody when they don't give up. Babe Ruth
giving-up real struggle
The more you struggle to live, the less you live. Give up the notion that you must be sure of what you are doing. Instead, surrender to what is real within you, for that alone is sure....you are above everything distressing. Baruch Spinoza
giving pleasure
It can never be wrong to give pleasure. Augustine Birrell
giving be-who-you-are want
What does dance give you? The freedom to be who you are and do what you want to do. Arthur Mitchell
giving lectures stranger
[W]hatever my intentions, whatever the truth of my claim, I had no business giving a lecture to a total stranger. Ayelet Waldman
giving-up struggle want
Don't ever give up what you want in life. The struggle is worth it. Ayn Rand
giving injustice knows
I loathe your ideals because I know no worse injustice than the giving of the undeserved. Ayn Rand
love people terrific writers
People forget that writers start off being readers. We all love it when we find a terrific read, and we want to let people know about it. Karin Slaughter
love miserable
Oh, he's such a miserable crud. I love him. I really do. Larry Hagman
love nor permit short thou thy
Nor love thy life, nor hate; but what thou liv'st, Live well, how long or short permit to heav'n John Milton
loved record
I've always loved soul, R&B, doo-wop and blues, and I've wanted to make a record like that for years. Nathaniel Rateliff
love seed sow
Sow a seed and let it grow, you never know where love will grow. Reed Kroloff
love
One day I would love to have a couple children. Jenna Bush
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Perform the tasks of Truth, wear Truth, and take the Support of the True Name. Associating with Truth, obtain Truth, and love the True Name. O. Singh
love musical
'The Rocky Horror Show' was actually my first musical love. Jennifer Saunders
love talked team thinking
I've talked to them. I think they love our team just as much as we love our team. I'm thinking they want to go in the (NCAA) tournament. Isaiah Swann
networks news people tale turn
That was really a retelling of an old tale at that point, and that's not what most people turn to news networks for. Matthew Felling
networks period
Each of the networks is in a period of transition. It is extraordinary. Andrew Heyward
networks night roll strong thursday winning
They need Thursday to be their strong night, ... Thursday was such a strong night for them so long that they used to get by without winning any other night of the week. The other networks used to roll over. Shari Brill
selling pops easier
Getting 10,000 listeners for a free podcast novel is a lot easier than selling 10,000 hardcover novels at $25 a pop. Jeremy Robinson
selling
If not doing VICE, I probably would be selling Cokes on the beach in Vietnam. I like the sea. Shane Smith
selling firm my-own
I started selling insurance in 1979 and continued doing that until 1985 when I opened my own insurance firm. Kay Granger
selling figures industry
Get me selling and I can figure out the industry. Once I can figure out the industry I can start a business in that industry. Mark Cuban
surprised
We weren't surprised by any of them. We were just surprised by so many of them. In my recollection, that's the most anomalies that's ever come up. Steve Smith
surprised
We are disappointed but not surprised with the judge's ruling. Dana Cody
surprised
I was surprised that one didn't go in too. Jim Noonan
surprised team
I wasn't surprised about being traded. I would have been surprised if it was a team that wasn't speculated in the rumors. Jalen Rose
surprised
I surprised myself in the first round, that's for sure. Maria Sharapova
surprised
He's a whole lot better than we ever imagined. I am surprised that he wasn't just shattered. Kathy Pulley
surprised
I was as surprised as everyone else was to see it. Howard Opinsky
surprised
I was very surprised that he was still there. Jerry Jones
surprised
I was actually kind of surprised but it's OK. We get all of the attention. Jordan Leopold
time
After you win, you think to yourself, 'Is it time to get out?' But I don't feel like I want to. Jim Veltman
time
Some still have enough time to do so. David White
time
Now it's time to really find out what we're going to do and how we're going to do it. Rob Allison
time
Now I'm going to have to do a lot of rope-a-dope, never go the same way at the same time to the same places, Curtis Sliwa
time
This is not the time to relax. They've had their off time. You can't do that. It's around the corner. Bill Cowher
time freedom missing
The clock is a conspiracy & a crime against humanity and I would not own one except I miss appointments without it. Brian Andreas
time fate void
Our mission in life is not to discover our fate as we go along, or even to procreate, but rather to fill up the endless gray void that is time. Jane Hamilton
time moving half
The best reason to abolish it, in my opinion, is that everyone should deal with his time in the best way; there is no good reason why you should get half a minute extra with each move, except that it's a bit easier for the arbiter. Jan Timman
time
It's always fun to immerse yourself in a different time period. Laetitia Casta
wrong
You find you think more about what can go wrong when you're the hunted. When you're the hunter, you think about all the things that can go right. Jim Calhoun
wrong-time only-time meant-to-be
There is not a thing as the wrong place, or the wrong time. We are where we are at the only time we have. Perhaps it's where we're meant to be. Shashi Tharoor
wrong
For some people, there must be. I'm just the wrong guy. Robert Adams
wrong
has the right intentions, but he's going about them the wrong way. William Anderson
wrong
He said he just didn't want to play. He was out there for all the wrong reasons. Hank Tierney
wrong
I am healthy, ... Nothing is wrong with me. I'm not sick. I'm healthy. Reggie Ball
wrong
investigate aggressively what went wrong and what went right. Tom Davies
wrong
They just wanted it more. We did all the right things in the first 12 minutes, and did all the wrong things from then on out. Bobby Jackson
wrong
It is wrong to say the U.S. should "not take sides" in the Israeli-Palestinian dispute. Howard Berman