"As a matter of fact since Barack Obama has been president it is more overt - I believe - than it's been since the 1940's and 50's and so I am not surprised by it. I think it's an excellent teaching tool, particular for my sons and our people to understand that we still have to build within our community. We still have to work with one another. We still have to connect even with people outside of this country."

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Kwame Kilpatrick

#Country Quotes #Believe Quotes #Teaching Quotes

“Shame greatly hurts or greatly helps mankind.”
“The episode of The Fresh Prince in Bel-Air when Will Smith's father disses him. That's sadder than when Mufasa died.”

Source : Source: www.vice.com
“When I feel like I'm doing my best work, there is a bit of a freedom, a bit of flight that you're not so much losing yourself but you're sort of in the zone”

Source : "Chris Cooper, Filling the Key Role in "Breach". "Morning Edition" with Renee Montagne, www.npr.org. February 15, 2007.
“There's Balenciaga, and the good Lord.”
“A story begins and it always passes from the subjunctive to the declarative. And Italians don't seem to care about making a fine distinction between that which is speculation and that which is fact.”

Source : "A Tale Of Two Cities: Author Donna Leon's Venice". "Morning Edition" with Steve Inskeep, www.npr.org. July 13, 2012.
“Earnestness is the devotion of all the faculties.”
“As a guitar player, you can gravitate to the blues because you can play it easily. It's not a style that's difficult to pick up. It's purely emotive and dead easy to get a start with.”
“I learned very quickly that to be angry about something does not mean anybody's gonna listen to you.”

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