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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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It's heavy, but I am able to carry it. Why? Because I'm an African woman. An African woman carries heavy loads anyway. That's how we are trained; we are brought up that nothing is unbearable. I use that now, positively. I use that now to have the thick skin that I have, and not fear, and move forward, and push; and push forward. Joyce Banda
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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 asian civilization lumped native taken western
There's still racism. Western Europe... has taken the native cultures of the Americas, the African cultures, the Asian civilization and lumped them together into The Others. Hans Rosling
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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
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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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He's the most humble celebrity I've ever met. I met Curt at the grand opening of the Ted Williams Hitters Hall of Fame. Mr. Williams was kind enough to see that we sat together. We swapped stories about Mr. Williams, of course. Sammy Lee
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
celebrity gotten hollywood status
The celebrity status in Hollywood has gotten really out of control, Charlize Theron
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The equity of our celebrities now exceeds the equity of the media that gave them status in the first place. Film, television and radio are now so fragmented that the one thing we all share is the celebrities themselves. Celebrity has become the one common denominator. M. Thompson
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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
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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 children extremely future great lover pleased
I'm a great lover of children. I never thought that one day I'd actually be a father, but I'm very pleased that I changed my mind. Children are extremely important. They are the future of the world. Elton John
changed modified plans respond
We have plans in place that can be adapted, changed and modified to respond if we need to do that. Bunny Richardson
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When I did 'Unforgettable,' it wasn't appropriate for us to take liberties with that music. There had to be kind of a fine line between what had made it so great and the fact that a woman was singing it. We changed some of the arrangements, but not too much. Natalie Cole
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
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Big John did a tremendous job of anchoring down in the paint. He definitely changed the course of the game. Bobby Collins
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
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I feel I've lost ground. I got to 22, I'd been to the finals of the Olympics, the Commonwealths, Worlds and Europeans and you think, 'This is it, 23, time to do it.' I'm now 24 and time moves on. Chris Tomlinson
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Taken slightly historically, the turning point in the E.U. was actually the Single European Act, the Thatcher/Maastricht-era stuff, which was turning the E.U. into very much a market system. Jeremy Corbyn
european tends
American television tends to move faster than European or U.K. television. Jason Winston George
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For many of the European insurers, Katrina will likely push the full-year 2005 (earnings) to an above-average year with respect to large losses. Brian Shea
european
I have Native American blood. I have African blood. I have European blood. Tamara Tunie
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We regard the European proposals as an initial and not the final proposal. Hamid-Reza Asefi
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Is London a place where 5,000-10,000 people would come out to the stadium and watch it? Then, it's a candidate. Damon Allen
london estimating educated
Imust have a London audience.I could never preach, but to the educated; to those who were capable of estimating my composition. Jane Austen
london england countryside
I love London. I love England. We were out in the countryside and I had the time of my life Debra Messing
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
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We have a lot of talent in Louisiana, ... For years, our musicians have had to go to Nashville or New York to record., Kathleen Blanco
reflected
The state of your psyche is reflected in your body. Craig Thompson
reflection desire conversation
She was not often invited to join in the conversation of the others, nor did she desire it. Her own thoughts and reflections were habitually her best companions. Jane Austen
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 sharks perfection
I'm like a shark, right at the top of the food chain. I take what I want, when I want. I truly am the reflection of perfection. Ricky Martin
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
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
sixty-minutes lasts remember
Remember, the worst hour of your life only lasts for sixty minutes. (292) Michael Robotham
six moles scar
I have seven scars from having moles removed. One was a melanoma, six were precancerous. Get your moles checked! Jennifer Morrison
six stick
My first competition, I guess, singing-wise, I was six years old, and there's a video of it, too. I'm just, like, stick straight. I'm not moving at all, and I'm just singing. Tori Kelly
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 week really-great
When you do well in a movie that's seen as really great, you're revitalized for six weeks. Hank Azaria
six
They'd been there for six generations and it was all gone. Lee Watkins
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 want cost
I'm not tied to budgets. I'm tied to the story that I want to tell, and how much it's going to cost is up to whatever the economic situation of the studio is. Brett Ratner
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 four philippines
I didnt finish the stories until we went to the Philippines and I got malaria. I couldnt work and I didnt have any money, but I had seven stories. So I wrote three or four more. Denis Johnson
stories importance wanted
I wanted to come back to Sighet to tell you the story of my death. So that you could prepare yourselves while there was still time. To live? I don't attach any importance to my life any more. I'm alone. No, I wanted to come back, and to warn you. And see how it is, no one will listen to me. Elie Wiesel
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
We tried some things. A triangle-and-two, some zone. And they made some shots. Doc Sadler
tried word
We all tried to get the word out any way possible. Did it help? Who knows. For all we know, the chopper was already on the way. But it did get attention, and now they're safe. James Simpson
tried
I would probably say yes. I don't see getting another surgery. We tried it. It didn't work. I don't see doing another. Grant Hill
tried voluntary
We've tried all the voluntary options, ... They have all failed. We know what we've got to do. Tom Daschle
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
weeks
We'll have to see. Two weeks into the spring, we'll have an idea of the separation. Paul Johnson
weeks
It's going to be a long, long bye week. Two weeks to think about this. Tony Mortensen