David Levering Lewis In 1900, as the immigrants come down the gangplank into Jersey City, they expect the streets to be paved with gold, and they were only paved with gold in Frank Baum’s ‘The Wizard of Oz,’ of course. – David Levering Lewis Baums Quotes City Quotes Expect Quotes Frank Quotes Gangplank Quotes Gold Quotes Immigrants Quotes Jersey Quotes Oz Quotes Paved Quotes Streets Quotes Wizard Quotes The business of return migration is a phenomenon that historians have indeed begun to look at, but it is rather an ignored and underplayed story and one that we need to know more about. I came into my teens unaware that most Americans, blacks as well as whites, were ignorant of the main facts of Negro history. And so it was the facts of other histories that I found most intriguing. I fell into a U.S. history major by chance late in my second year at Fisk University.
Christina Pickles I think toward the end of my run as an Emmy nominee, I started to dress better. At the beginning I was overdressed and uncomfortable. – Christina Pickles
Elliot Ackerman The creation is a very internal process, and publishing the book is a very external process. It is nice to see the book out in the world and people having the same reaction as when I created it. The point of all art is the emotional transference, and when that happens, the book has succeeded. – Elliot Ackerman
Ralph Lauren Some women think that if the look this season is minis, they have to wear minis. If you don’t have great legs, there are plenty of alternatives. – Ralph Lauren
Ajit Pai In my first remarks as Chairman of the Federal Communications Commission to the agency’s terrific staff, I stressed that one of my top priorities would be to close the digital divide – the gap between those who use cutting-edge communications services and those who do not. – Ajit Pai
Shayna Baszler I’ve played basketball, and I’ve stood at the free-throw line with a tie game and 0.2 seconds left. But there is no feeling in the world like being in that ring when they close it up and ask, ‘Are you ready?’ – Shayna Baszler
Mark Frost If you come in with all of the answers, you might create something that’s very beautiful and powerful, but I think it will also seem sterile if you don’t leave room for people to have their own reactions to it. – Mark Frost
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