"The story of my family. . .changes with the teller."

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Jennifer Haigh

#Stories Quotes #My Family Quotes

“I remember when someone told me phones were going to have cameras on them, and I thought that was the dumbest idea I'd ever heard. Why would you want a camera on your phone? But as we see the impact of it, it has allowed for a mass verification of what black people have been saying.”

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“Social obligation is much bigger than supporting worthy causes. It includes anything that impacts people and the quality of their lives .”
“Because one of the properties of music is to entertain and to, I don't mean this lightly, distract us from the things that pull us down. Music should be not only a source for political ideas but also a source of hope.”
“I'm the interpreter. I'm the one who takes your words and brings them to life. I was trained to sing and dance and laugh, and that's what I want to do.”
“In fact, it was all I could do to stop myself from saying, 'I've always been a big fan of your work â€¦”
“In general, what is written must be easy to read and easy to speak; which is the same.”
“I guess that's my defence, is like - even if people think it sucks - it's not me anymore, you know.”
“I wish I were either rich enough or poor enough to do a lot of things that are impossible in my present comfortable circumstances.”

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