"A lot of people thought oh, we caught the dictionary in racism, or all it takes is a whole bunch of people saying that a word is bad for the dictionary to change it. That's not the case. For nude, things that are called nude color, that color palate has broadened very recently, in the last maybe seven to 10 years, and now covers all skin tones."

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Source : Source: www.macleans.ca

Kory Stamper

#Racism Quotes #People Quotes #Skins Quotes

“I wanted to make an album where every song is kind of interacting - where you can't tell what's the string arrangement and what's the song. I guess that came out of going to college, majoring in music, studying classical music, and even as a kid, being really drawn to classical music.”
“The sad part about happy endings is there's nothing to write about.”
“I don't know if there is a gene for comedy, but my dad was a very funny man. He just didn't know it. He was a naturally funny character, and when my brother and I would laugh at things he said and did, he would say, 'What do you think is so funny?”

Source : "The Belushis: Funny is in their bones" by Rick Kogan, articles.chicagotribune.com. October 26, 2012.
“Do what makes you happy, and don't care what others think.”
“The red rose whispers of passion, And the white rose breathes of love; O, the red rose is a falcon, And the white rose is a dove.”

Source : John Boyle O'Reilly, Liam Barry (1994). “Selected poems, speeches, dedications and letters of John Boyle O'Reilly, 1844-1890”
“Love is an artful arrangement of artless pretensions, whereby we labor to appear innocent in what we desire to be most cunning.”
“When you practice gratefulness, there is a sense of respect toward others.”
“Cash is available and we should use that in larger amounts, as is necessary, to solve the problems of the stress of this.”

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