"We get so caught up in what a man isn't. It's what he is that counts."

-- Gloria Naylor

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“You're going to see crime levels in America that are going to rival that of a Third World country. Welcome Mexico City. You're going to start seeing people being kidnapped in this country like they do in other underdeveloping nations. It's going to be very violent in America.”
“You know, everybody knows some of what politicians say is malarkey, and having somebody there to call them on it is good. I'd be happy to do that any time and any place.”
“Will Young. He's a great white soul singer. But he was slightly disappointing when I met him - not that friendly. Perhaps he was having a bad day. I love Take That, they're terrific. Gary Barlow is so talented. I've always hated punk rock and I'm not mad about rapping, but then it's not really for my age group.”
“If a community decides that some conduct is prejudicial to itself, and so decides by numbers sufficient to impose its will upon dissenters, I know of no principle which can stay its hand.”
“The martini: the only American invention as perfect as the sonnet.”
“The job of a professional manager is not to like people. It is not to change people. It is to put their strengths to work.”
“Democracy can hardly be expected to flourish in societies where political and economic power is being progressively concentrated and centralized. But the progress of technology has led and is still leading to just such a concentration and centralization of power.”
“You are not defined by an Instagram photo, by a like, by a comment. That does not define you.”

Source : "Selena Gomez Gets Emotional In Speech On Bullying: 'You Are Not Defined By A 'Like,' By A Comment'" by Jelani Addams Rosa, www.seventeen.com. October 23, 2014.

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