Every president to hold office has espoused some version of Americanism - the truths that we hold self-evident, even when those truths are not always in evidence. But for all their grand rhetoric and mostly good deeds, none was able to seal the deal on the trifecta of equality, plurality and socioeconomic ascendancy. Obama has. John Ridley
Risk means 'shit happens' or 'good luck
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Toba Beta
It was the moment I realized what music can do to people, how it can make you hurt and feel so good all at once.
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Nina Lacour
Dogs and philosophers do the greatest good and get the fewest rewards.
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Diogenes Of Sinope
Everything in life has some good in it. And when something awful happens, the goodness stands out even more--it's sad, but that's the truth.
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Banana Yoshimoto
The thing about lying to your parents is, you have to do it to protect them. It’s for their own good.
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Sophie Kinsella
More Quotes By John Ridley
There's no substitute for imagination, but creativity is only enhanced when forged with life experience.
I like animals. I like people who like animals. I hate people who love animals to the point they lose their sense of reason. I'm talking the 'my computer wallpaper is my dog, ' 'I hang a Christmas stocking for my cat' crowd.
Every president to hold office has espoused some version of Americanism - the truths that we hold self-evident, even when those truths are not always in evidence. But for all their grand rhetoric and mostly good deeds, none was able to seal the deal on...
Old white guys can be a funny bunch, can't they? The same anti-same-sex marriage, anti-affirmative action cadre can flower into the biggest supporters of 'equality' the minute they get a whiff of minority empowerment.
Obama is the New Generation and the hot light of a dawn that goes way beyond clever talk of morning in America.
