Geoffrey Canada You grow up in America and you’re told from day one, ‘This is the land of opportunity.’ That everybody has an equal chance to make it in this country. And then you look at places like Harlem, and you say, ‘That is absolutely a lie.’ – Geoffrey Canada Absolutely Quotes America Quotes Chance Quotes Country Quotes Day Quotes Equal Quotes Grow Quotes Harlem Quotes Land Quotes Lie Quotes Opportunity Quotes Told Quotes You go through the Civil Rights struggle, everybody knew the songs – ‘We shall overcome.’ Everybody would sing it. Music helped us. James Brown, ‘Say It Loud – I’m Black and I’m Proud.’ They helped black people figure out how to navigate what was a very treacherous place in America for them. I want my kids to graduate from high school. But that’s not enough. I also want them to go to college. Why? Because rich people’s kids go to college. And if that’s good enough for them, it’s good enough for my kids. Because you know what? College graduates don’t tend to go to jail as frequently as nongraduates.
Ray Stannard Baker The streets and alleys of the ward were notoriously filthy, and the contractors habitually neglected them, not failing, however, to draw their regular payments from the city treasury. – Ray Stannard Baker
Jamie Carragher I don’t mind a bit of cricket, but it has to be something massive like the Ashes. – Jamie Carragher
Ginni Rometty You make the right decision for the long run. You manage for the long run, and you continue to move to higher value. That’s what I think my job is. – Ginni Rometty
Dita Von Teese I like having my cellphone. I like the Internet. I like being different. – Dita Von Teese
T J Watt Early on when J.J. first started blowing up, I didn’t know how to handle it, but now definitely I love it. My brother is the best defensive player to ever play the game, in my opinion. – T J Watt
Rebecca Traister I wasn’t remotely ambivalent about marrying the person I was marrying, but I was 35. I was deep into my adulthood, and I identified as single. – Rebecca Traister
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