"If we begin by the conversation that some people shouldn't be encouraged to come to the polls, that does nothing to help us. And just as a practical matter, when we don't encourage voters to come out to the polls, the people who stay home quickest are black and brown folk."

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Source : Source: www.npr.org

Marc Lamont Hill

#Home Quotes #People Quotes #Black Quotes

“Americans enjoy uniformity in a way that the British don't; they wanted everybody of a sort of nice chorus line height and here I was, this person who was a good three inches taller than anyone else on the end of the line.”
“It's very nice to be able to write something you don't have to get four other people to agree with before it can become authoritative.”
“As we get older, everyday feels longer, and although I know Iâ€™ll struggle, I will do my best to never get tired.”
“At first, I lost my confidence a little. I'm used to having my hair, but now you have this bald thing on top. Then I got into it. It was easy and free; I didn't have to wash my hair. I just took a hot towel and buffed it to make it nice and shiny.”

Source : Biography/Personal Quotes, www.imdb.com.
“I never feel more alive than when I'm in great pain, struggling against insurmountable odds and untold adversity. Hardship? Suffering? Bring it!”

Source : Dean Karnazes (2012). “Run!: 26.2 Stories of Blisters and Bliss”, p.25, Rodale
“Even things that aren't broken can be fixed.”
“I don't know what being an Everest guide means. I am a coach, not a guide.”
“The funniest comedians are in touch with their emotional level.”

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