"I remember the first thing I did when I found out I was illegal was to get rid of my thick Filipino accent. I figured that I had to talk white and talk black at the same time, like Charlie Rose and Dr. Dre. If I can talk white and black then no one is ever going to think that I'm "illegal.""

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Source : "A Minute With: Filmmaker Jose Antonio Vargas on being 'undocumented'". Interview with Eric Kelsey, www.reuters.com. June 25, 2014.

Jose Antonio Vargas

#Thinking Quotes #White Quotes #Rose Quotes

“I am reconciled to my death, but I detest the mode.”

Source : John André (1903). “André's Journal: An Authentic Record of the Movements and Engagements of the British Army in America from June 1777 to November 1778 as Recorded from Day to Day by Major John André”
“Anger dwells only in the bosom of fools.”
“Whether you actually can or can't fight city hall is of little relevance. Either way, when the need arises, you must!”
“I haven't met everyone from all different cultures, but I do know Aussies are very tough.”
“Each metal has a certain power, which is different from metal to metal, of setting the electric fluid in motion.”
“If lifespan jumps by 30 or 40 years, that has enormous implications.”
“As we weep for what we have lost, and as we grieve for family and friends and we confront the challenge that is before us, I want us to remember who we are. We are Queenslanders. We're the people that they breed tough, north of the border. We're the ones that they knock down, and we get up again.”

Source : Press Conference In EMQ, Kedron, statements.qld.gov.au. January 13, 2011.
“Probably the toughest time in anyone's life is when you have to murder a loved one because they're the devil.”

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