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Because Lincoln is so closely identified with what it is to be American, everyone wants to claim him, to rewrite his story to satisfy their own particular needs. For my own people, it was important to imagine him as the Great Emancipator, the Moses who led us out of slavery. ↗

— Henry Louis Gates

#because #claim #closely #everyone #great

Color categories are on steroids in Latin America. I find that fascinating. It's very difficult for Americans, particularly African-Americans to understand or sympathize with. ↗

— Henry Louis Gates

#categories #color #difficult #fascinating #find

I didn't feel particularly close to my father. ↗

— Henry Louis Gates

#father #feel #i #particularly

It is difficult to obtain the friendship of a cat. It is a philosophical animal... one that does not place its affections thoughtlessly. ↗

— Theophile Gautier

#animal #cat #difficult #does #friendship

I think that this industry in particular is so fast-paced that you keep saying, 'I'll take vacation later.' Sometimes later never comes. I'm definitely leading a much slower life now that I'm not working every single day on a television series. ↗

— Sarah Michelle Gellar

#day #definitely #every #every single day #fast-paced

It is much more difficult to measure nonperformance than performance. ↗

— Harold S. Geneen

#difficult #measure #more #much #performance

My mother and father were fantastic, very active. I find it difficult to say this, but I'm quite a loving person and I've always been loving to my friends. In the long run, that pays off. I'm very interested in other people, and if you are, they're interested in you. ↗

— Boy George

#always #been #difficult #fantastic #father

While I'm critical to the Bush presidency, it's been enormously beneficial for Salon because we're seen as kind of an aggressive watchdog on the Bush White House. Particularly since Florida, our readership hit a whole new level, and we held onto those readers. ↗

— David Talbot

#because #been #beneficial #bush #bush presidency

My first encounter with Buddhist dharma would be in my early 20s. Like most young men, I was not particularly happy. ↗

— Richard Gere

#dharma #early #early 20s #encounter #first

It's still difficult for me to watch my work. ↗

— Sheryl Lee

#me #still #watch #work