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The fact that I have always been deeply invested in politics, and African politics in particular, inevitably played a role in my first novel and, of course, in my decision to write about a handful of particular conflicts in Africa as a journalist. Dinaw Mengestu
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The fact is, African Americans have not benefited equally from the improvements that are making a difference. Durado Brooks
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I think I would like to see more roles for South Asian performers that are more inclusive and part of the American Diaspora, the American tapestry, perhaps the way that African American and Hispanic roles have developed. Aasif Mandvi
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My identity is not based on performance; it's based on something that's pre-determined by someone else, and I don't even understand what that is because I'm an African who came to America. Toyin Odutola
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Now I've devoted my life to making sure that I can be a trailblazer for any other African American kids or any other gay kids or any other kids that just feel weird or uncomfortable and have their own issues and don't know how to express themselves. I want to be like a beacon for those kids now. Todrick Hall
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Don't say you want to be an actor and not know how to read a script. Don't give up 15 minutes before the miracle comes. Everyone's career ebbs and flows, especially if you're African American. That's the time to dig in and keep your instrument sharp. Erik King
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The emergence of a hardware product from an African company marks a phase-change point for tech invention. The BRCK shows that great ideas can come from anywhere, that innovation comes from solving real problems with constrained resources.
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While he was in the service, in the South and in Oklahoma, he was refused service at a couple of places where he was in uniform, and was told that African Americans, blacks, Negros, were not served. And in spite of that, I've never known a man who loved this country more than my father did. Eric Holder
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The very first role I ever played was as a 17-year old South African girl who dreamed of being a star and left home to meet her mother in the big city so that she could pursue that dream. I left South Africa and met my mother in Vancouver and not long after that was given the opportunity to perform on the stage and have people chant my name. Kandyse McClure
arguing color
We were arguing over the color of the frosting and we don't even have a cake.
arguing wells asks
I argue very well. Just ask any of my remaining friends. Dave Barry
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We are not arguing that new 'on-demand' services should be exempt from legal standards. But this is not the most effective way either to protect consumers or to create a healthy media sector in Europe. John Higgins
arguing ownership force
And I would argue the second greatest force in the universe is ownership. Chris Chocola
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We're in a giant car heading towards a brick wall and everyones arguing over where they're going to sit David Suzuki
arguing century composer
Composers dialogue - and obsessively, bitterly argue - with other composers, often over the span of several centuries. Brian Ferneyhough
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This radical proposal is a 180-degree flip-flop from what the administration has been arguing in court. Instead of protecting public health, now EPA wants to protect the polluters. The proposal would completely sabotage clean-air law enforcement, and it would be open season for power plants to pollute even more than they do now.
arguing
I am not arguing with you - I am telling you. James Whistler
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I'd rather laugh - not fuss and fight. You can articulate your point without arguing. When you're arguing constantly, you just need to say, 'You're real cool, but you're not for me.' Keshia Knight Pulliam
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When you're traveling around, it's very confusing, especially if you're pointing to one race and something happens and you switch up to go to another race. Maybe the medication was fine for the first race, but now you're excluded from the next race.
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Mr. Matthew thankfully has been excluded as a suspect, ... He has been conclusively shown not to have any involvement whatsoever in the sexual assault.
excluded wants
If any sport wants to come in, one will have to go. But no sport will be excluded before 2012. Jacques Rogge
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Back then, a half-a-century ago, the situation was totally different. Economically, we were practically on our knees, and politically, we were still excluded from the community of nations. Today, in this respect, we have a totally different and much more stable basis. Franz Beckenbauer
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There is no job that women should be excluded from because of their gender. If you can do the job, you should have an opportunity to get the job. If you can't, you shouldn't be there, male or female. Kim Gandy
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There is no room in our party for such outrageous racism. We are a party of inclusion and the only people that should be excluded are those who preach this kind of hate.
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I'm a decent-looking guy, but I've never walked into a room and got a girl because of how I looked. Look, I'm never excluded because of my looks. I just don't stand out. Tucker Max
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The word 'right' should be excluded from political language, as the word 'cause' from the language of philosophy. Auguste Comte
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This evening, I want to acknowledge and honor the women of this world, whose wise voices for much too long have been excluded and discounted, ... It is time for the world to hear women's voices -- in full and at last.
redefining
Wal-Mart is effectively redefining its future, and not before time.
tradition creation
There is no creation without tradition. No one creates from nothing. Carlos Fuentes
tradition reconcile customs
Custom reconciles us to everything. Edmund Burke
tradition deny western
The piddling ignoramuses who deny that there is a distinct, discernible, objective western tradition are just woozy literati. Camille Paglia
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The death of classical music is perhaps its oldest continuing tradition. Charles Rosen
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traditions that have lost their meaning are the hardest of all to destroy. Edith Wharton
tradition
I keep up the tradition, the zydeco. Boozoo Chavis
tradition
The dead govern the living.
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I always wanted to be a farmer. There is a tradition of that in my family. Bjork
tradition
We try to keep the regulations down. That's an A.T. tradition as much as anything else.