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"My idols are Janis Joplin and Annie Lennox, who are neither of them from the typical pop culture."
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"The problem with our culture is we cling to so many different truths. Yet, the truths that we cling to also depend on our point of view. Maybe, the journey to a truth that can be free of hatred, bias and injustice requires a journey of the soul to see all view points."
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"A gold tooth is to some blacks, what braces are to all whites."
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"In fact, caucus, a word derived from the Algonquin languages, better reflected the layers of talking circles and the goal of consensus that were at the heart of governance."
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"Anyone who has used that comforting phrase 'a nice cup of tea' invariably means Indian tea."
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"There is no society that does not highly value fictional storytelling. Ever."
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"It was a subtle refinement of God to learn Greek when he wished to write a book " and that he did not learn it better."
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"Culture makes lies plausible through exposure to time. It makes prejudice seem like physics intergenerationally. It is therefore the most dangerous opponent of philosophy, because it feels the most credible to the average person."
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"To breathe Paris is to preserve one's soul."
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"Give the people contests they win by remembering the words to more popular songs or the names of state capitals or how much corn Iowa grew last year. Cram them full of noncombustible data, chock them so damned full of 'facts' they feel stuffed, but absolutely 'brilliant' with information. Then they'll feel they're thinking, they'll get a sense of motion without moving. And they'll be happy, because facts of that sort don't change. Don't give them any slippery stuff like philosophy or sociology to tie things up with. That way lies melancholy."
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"Without the library, you have no civilization."
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"I don't think that my parents even imagined that I would be exposed to drugs. In those days, for some reason, it was not talked about, just like sex was not talked about."
Sex
"My idols are Janis Joplin and Annie Lennox, who are neither of them from the typical pop culture."
Culture
"When you have put all your faith in man and continue to be disappointed, don't you hope there is something out of there that is not of human element?"
Faith
"I never got to make that transition from little girl to young woman... and that really screws you up."
Woman
"I think foreign countries really do like it when American artists sing in their language. And when you go over there and say, 'Hi, how are you?' in their language, they love it. It makes them feel like you're doing it just for them. We in America take so much for granted."
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