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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
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I know exactly what I will do. I will go and work with the Congress of South African Students. Kgalema Motlanthe
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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
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Never use jargon words like 'reconceptualize', 'demassification', 'attitudinally', 'judgmentally'. They are hallmarks of a pretentious ass. David Ogilvy
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There are many reasons for why a man does what de does. To be himself he must be able to give it all. If a leader cannot give it all he cannot expect his people to give anything. Cesar Chavez
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This is a story about four people named Everybody, Somebody, Anybody and Nobody. There was an important job to do and Everybody was asked to do it. Everybody was sure Somebody would do it. Anybody could have done it, but Nobody did it. Somebody got angry because it was Everybody’s job. Everybody thought Anybody would do it, but Nobody realized that Everybody wouldn’t do it. It ended up that Everybody blamed Somebody when Nobody did what Anybody could have done. Charles R. Swindoll
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God has administered to us of the present age, a bitter draught and a harsh physician, on account of our abounding infirmities. Desiderius Erasmus
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What's important now are the characteristics of the brain's right hemisphere: artistry, empathy, inventiveness, big-picture thinking. These skills have become first among equals in a whole range of business fields. Daniel H. Pink
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I happen to be extremely left-brained; my instinct is to draw a chart rather than a picture. I'm trying to get my right-brain muscles into shape. I actually think this shift toward right-brain abilities has the potential to make us both better off and better in a deeper sense. Daniel H. Pink
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If you understand the independent worker, the self-employed professional, the freelancer, the e-lancer, the temp, you understand how work and business in the U.S. operate today. Daniel H. Pink
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A lot of times when you have very short-term goals with a high payoff, nasty things can happen. In particular, a lot of people will take the low road there. They'll become myopic. They'll crowd out the longer-term interests of the organization or even of themselves. Daniel H. Pink
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We have this myth that extroverts are better salespeople. As a result, extroverts are more likely to enter sales; extroverts are more likely to get promoted in sales jobs. But if you look at the correlation between extroversion and actual sales performance - that is, how many times the cash register actually rings - the correlation's almost zero. Daniel H. Pink
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I just love the game of basketball so much. The game! I don't need the 18,000 people screaming and all the peripheral things. To me, the most enjoyable part is the practice and preparation. Bobby Knight
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now he seems to think he can tell Renee what to do, what to wear, where to go and who to see. Kenny Chesney
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It seems like there are two worlds out there - one that has revolved around 'Breaking Bad,' and then the one that I've been in, which just kind of observes it from afar. Todd Rundgren
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When work seems like a job, I don't do it anymore. I always want it to be something I'm interested in and something that challenges me. Jill Wagner
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Things are never as bad or as good as they seem. Tony Hsieh
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There are some as are what they are. And there are some as aren't what they seem to be. And there are some as only seem to be what they seem to be. Neil Gaiman
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Right now it seems like the uncertainty would make senators more circumspect with Roberts. Carl Tobias
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She seems like she'll come through. It's going to be a while. Jay Grimes
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Sinatra has had a long and wide association with hoodlums and racketeers, which seems to be continuing. Frank Sinatra
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He's a man-child. Nothing seems to faze him. Don Cooper
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So I live among barbarous tribes, a stranger and exile for the love of God. Saint Patrick
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Ultimately, we actually all belong to only one tribe, to Earthlings. Jill Tarter
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Here is something we can all count on. Sooner or later our tribe always comes to ask us to agree to murder. Charles Simic