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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
african fantastic guys legends south
Those guys are legends in South African sport and it is fantastic for me to have done something that they have done. Trevor Immelman
african-american noses female
Take that bone out of your nose and call me back (to an African American female caller). Rush Limbaugh
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Seven hundred and fifty billion dollars is the annual aggregate income of African Americans. That economic potential needs to be harnessed for Africa's development and to create expanded economic opportunities for African people worldwide. Kenneth Kaunda
brought calling closer sending
The big thing is it's brought us closer to friends from 40, 50, 60 years ago. They're calling and sending notes. Jane Jackson
brought kids people saw
People saw we had kids and they brought us a canopy and a tent, Danny Thompson
brought indie onto people single
Normally, I think the people you would use on your first film, it would be a real struggle to bring them with you onto your television show. I just brought every single person with and expanded my little indie film world. Jill Soloway
brought either environment facing football good knocked penalties playing pressure team three yards
Some we brought on ourselves. Three times we had enough yards for a first down, and we had penalties that knocked us back, so that we were facing either first-and-20 or second-and-20. The environment we were in - a real good football team, and a team that can pressure the quarterback - we were playing into their hands. Norv Turner
brought countries enormous mexico pressures remarkable
The US was pressing Chile, Mexico - enormous pressures were brought to bear. What's remarkable is that these countries didn't break. Clare Short
brought fighting season year
That's how we have to play. We brought it down to the end of the season like we usually do. We've been fighting for first place all year long. Mike Timlin
brought french full war york
Some of the French surrealists at the beginning of the war had come over to New York and they brought out this magazine. It was a big, glossy magazine full of surrealist things. Kenneth Koch
brought certainly early family life spent unions
While unions did not play a part in my family life when I was being brought up, my early years were most certainly spent in a working-class community. Jim Ratcliffe
brought last night year
The other day, I brought up (video of) Silva this year and Silva last year. And he's night and day with his delivery. Rick Anderson
celebrity people
Even the celebrity sign-in people didn't know who I was, Joshua Malina
celebrity fame ken might minutes risk stake stick wants
There is always a risk someone wants to play celebrity and get 15 minutes of fame and always risk, too, there might be someone who wants to stick a stake through Ken Lay's heart. Robert Schuwerk
celebrity commentary critic humor humorous underlying
She is a critic of everything. And I think she is very insightful. Underlying the humor is a commentary on contemporary celebrity culture. Kathy Hotchner
celebrity punished
He has been punished because of his celebrity status. Salim Khan
celebrity
I?m just not qualified. You?re mistaking celebrity for credibility. Martin Sheen
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A lot of kids wish to meet a certain celebrity or go somewhere special for vacation. When I was in the hospital so much, I realized how lucky I was to have my videogames and other things that made my visits go by more quickly. There's a lot of down time, and if you don't have something to focus on, it can really get hard. Michael Friedman
celebrity insane parcel
It's part and parcel of this insane celebrity infatuation, Ken Sunshine
celebrity customers integrity return
Our return customers and celebrity clientele let us know our integrity is appreciated. Terry Carter
celebrity influenced jurors sure
The prosecutors will want to make sure that the prospective jurors won't be intimidated or influenced by her celebrity status. Henry Mazurek
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As far as we're concerned, we're incredibly happy to be a No. 1 seed. Obviously, I don't think anything we did changed us from being the overall No. 1. I think it's what Duke did. Jim Calhoun
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The thing that put the question mark in a lot of people's minds was the swing change. I, like a lot of other people, questioned it just for the fact that if you think back to all the great players from Hogan to Snead to Nicklaus, Palmer, Watson and Trevino . . . none of those guys ever changed their swing to get better. Lanny Wadkins
changed people sharing technology
Technology has changed how people feel about sharing their identity. Michael Solomon
changed cricket happened strong
Cricket has changed for the better ... it's because of what happened then, cricket is so strong now. Richie Benaud
changed episode
'Bionic Woman' changed direction too much from episode to episode, which I think is why it lost momentum. Michelle Ryan
changed similar since time
We had similar games, but he was pretty much just better at everything then. A lot has changed since then, that was a long time ago. Andy Roddick
changed shift tempo tried
We went to a 1-3-1 and changed the tempo of the game. We don't use it often for long stretches, but we tried to shift the momentum. Gene McAteer
changed last meeting statement
What's disappointing is that after a two-day meeting with a new Chairman, we got a statement that is little changed from the last one. Jeff Kleintop
changed committed entire face huge man mission theater truly
Twenty-two years ago, he committed to an entire life's mission to write about the African-American experience. That is a huge, huge commitment. This is one man saying, 'I want to do this.' How he has changed the face of American theater is truly amazing. Ricardo Khan
european fit open
Turkey's fit to open the negotiations with the European Union, Olli Rehn
european
I think European integration -- and this is a must for me -- must not be counteracted by nationalist, protectionist measures. Klaus Liebscher
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I think I have the secret of a successful L.A. restaurant, especially now that so many Europeans live there. You have to have a place where they can see out the windows, see the world passing by. Europeans fancy that. Michael Caine
european tends
American television tends to move faster than European or U.K. television. Jason Winston George
european final initial proposals regard
We regard the European proposals as an initial and not the final proposal. Hamid-Reza Asefi
european government supported united
Show me one dictatorship in the world that has not been supported by the United States government or some European governments. It almost doesn't exist. I think a dictatorship and hegemony are part of the same phenomenon. Mahmoud Ahmadinejad
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For the sake of our interests, as well as of our honour and dignity, we were obliged to see that we won for our international policy the same independence that we had secured for our European policy. Bernhard von Bulow
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We should never suffer Cuba to pass from the hands of Spain to any other European power. Henry Cabot Lodge
european expanding great kids markets studying time
There are great big multiples of kids who are studying the European languages, but when we think about our economy, and the new markets we are expanding into, it is time to recalibrate some of our attention. Michael Levine
london england
I'm gonna start off somewhere small like London or England. Britney Spears
london return stories
The original Return of the Living Dead, I was attached to direct it, and I wrote the story. Production was delayed. In the meantime I went to London to do Lifeforce. Tobe Hooper
london needs paula win
Paula Radcliffe needs to be gutsy to win the London Marathon. Steve Cram
londoners manchester knows
I don't know any Londoners 'cos I'm from Manchester. Karl Pilkington
london looks strange
Near my apartment in London, a lot of the pubs kind of look identical, which is very strange. Edgar Wright
reflected
The state of your psyche is reflected in your body. Craig Thompson
reflection years training
Ten years ago I was not heavily involved in the film world but on reflection it was a boom time with the mineral boom happening, so there was immense growth for industrial training films, documentaries to do with the mining, and the outback world. Ann Macbeth
reflection music-is
Music is the tonal reflection of beauty. Duke Ellington
reflection complaining economic
We complain of the increased tempo of our lives, but our frenetic lives are just reflection of the economic system that we have created. Stanley Hauerwas
reflection soul void
I know. I was there. I saw the great void in your soul, and you saw mine. Sebastian Faulks
reflection culture causes
Pop culture is a reflection of social change, not a cause of social change. John Podhoretz
reflection mirrors blood
I don't drink blood, and last time I looked in the mirror, I had a reflection. Nicolas Cage
reflection virtue praise
Praise is the reflection of virtue. Francis Bacon
reflection iraq leader
It was stunning actually, because what you would hope for from our national leaders is some reflection, some understanding that the situation that we encountered in Iraq was not what we expected, that it was not what he said it would be. Chris Van Hollen
since worked
I've worked here since I was a kid. I've always been part of the business. Mickey Blake
since
Lord keep her safe since you can't keep her sane. Gloria Naylor
since
You know, I didn't get to go to university because I've been acting since I was a kid. Isla Fisher
since worked
My wife and I were in a band and worked together on and off since we were 19 or 20. Atticus Ross
sincerely wants
I think he sincerely wants recycling. Can't we do this right? Charles Djou
since
I don't know about anything since then that is new. Asaf Shariv
since turned voted
I have voted in every election that I have been qualified to vote in since I turned 18. Chelsea Clinton
since
I haven't surfed since Japannot even one wave. Kelly Slater
since
I haven't been back in Montreal, at all, since the playoffs ended two years ago. It's been a while. Saku Koivu
sixth socrates stature
Confucius, who was born in the sixth century B.C., traditionally had a stature in China akin to that of Socrates in the West. Evan Osnos
six throw worry
I said, don't worry about it. He's only going to throw about 50 pitches. That's about six innings, and then he'll be done. Ned Yost
six
That's the most assists we've had in six games. Tim Healy
six teams
I think if you take a look at any of the six teams, any of those six teams could go all the way. Mike Shanahan
six
They'd been there for six generations and it was all gone. Lee Watkins
six life-is farming
One of the happiest days of my life is when I made five or six hundred pesos from a crop of watermelons I raise all on my own. Emiliano Zapata
sixty-minutes differences use
There are certain things in this world we all have in common such as time. Everybody has sixty seconds to a minute, sixty minutes to an hour, twenty-four hours to a day. The difference is what we do with that time and how we use it. Lou Holtz
six
It's just not where I want it to be, but I've still got five, six days, Darren Sharper
six tremendous victory
It was a tremendous victory especially after we were six down for 39 in the first innings. Younis Khan
stories
Any show I'm working on, I want the stories to always be about something, and to have the potential to be emotional. That's the kind of story that I like. Jason Katims
stories earth events
The birth of Christ is the central event in the history of the earth-- the very thing the whole story has been about. C. S. Lewis
stories ends
All you really have in the end are your stories. Burt Reynolds
stories research fantasy
How much research I have to do depends on the nature of the story. For fantasy, none at all. Alan Dean Foster
stories next firsts
The first 20 stories written about a public figure set the tone for the next 2,000 and it is almost impossible to reverse it. Charles Colson
stories said knows
All these lives," she said. "All the stories we never know." (125) Elizabeth Strout
stories seekers
You will observe that the stories told are all about money-seekers, not about money-finders. Edgar Allan Poe
stories speak shoulders
So many stories, and to choose which ones to tell and how to tell them. The words, they will tap me on the shoulder and they will speak to me: Tell me! Tell me! The stories choose me. Eduardo Galeano
stories action ends
Story involves action. Action towards an end not to be foreseen (by the reader) but also towards an end which, having been reached, must be seen to have been from the start inevitable. Elizabeth Bowen
tendency
I am very troubled by the tendency to define introverts by what they lack. Introversion is a preference, not a fallback plan. Laurie Helgoe
tend vocal
The American audiences are more vocal and enthusiastic. British audiences tend to sit back a little more. Colin Mochrie
tendency
We just went cold. We have a tendency to do that. Debbie Ryan
tenderness
Beauty comes from tenderness. Katherine Center
tendencies exaggeration traits
A tendency to exaggeration was a Roman trait. Edith Hamilton
tend
First novels tend to be blood-lettings, and they're focused on you, not the reader. Bob Mayer
tried wherever
Wherever there was an event, we tried to be there with buckets. Joe Nappi
tried
Have you ever tried to write with one hand? Jonas Jennings
tried
I didn't get a sense of what the temperature is on that. I tried to allay the fears, and there are significant fears. Jim Gallagher
tried
I just tried to do what I could. Travis Garrison
tried
I tried to deport him once because he's Canadian. Tom Johnston
tried
I tried it their way and now I wanted to try it my way, Jeremy Shockey
tried until work
When I first tried the American accent, for a moment I thought I could never be an actor because I just could not do it. But then I thought, 'Okay, it'll just be something that I work at until I get it.' Margot Robbie
weeks
It's going to be a long, long bye week. Two weeks to think about this. Tony Mortensen