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They say it came from Africa, carried in the screams of the enslaved; that it was the death bane of the Tainos, uttered just as one world perished and another began; that it was a demon drawn into Creation through the nightmare door that was cracked open in the Antilles. Fukú americanus, or more colloquially, fukú - generally a curse or doom of some kind; specifically the Curse and the Doom of the New World. No matter what its name or provenance, it is believed that the arrival of Europeans on Hispaniola unleashed fukú on the world, and we've all been in the shit ever since. ↗

— Junot Díaz

#antilles #curse #demon #enslaved #fukú

I would have loved to have played for Joe Gibbs. Look at his record of winning three Super Bowls. ↗

— John Elway

#his #i #joe #look #loved

Well, I'm working all the time to stay out of trouble! ↗

— Eminem

#out #stay #time #trouble #well

I was asked by a group to write a song on the theme of brotherhood. This was before women's liberation, when brotherhood meant men and women both, so I wrote the song. Since I had always been very fond of the Passion Chorale, I wrote words to that great piece. ↗

— Tom Glazer

#asked #been #before #both #brotherhood

In the 21st century, I think it's fair to say, homosexuality is more accepted in Britain and it's wonderful that my generation has been able to grow up with that. ↗

— Dan Stevens

#able #accepted #been #britain #century

But I'm trying to play into this role as much as possible and be a nicer person in real life. ↗

— Fisher Stevens

#into #life #much #nicer #person

It's deliberate that a lot of my films have been period pieces. ↗

— Cary Elwes

#deliberate #films #lot #period #pieces

There's a shortage of perfects breasts in this world. It would be a pity to damage yours. ↗

— Cary Elwes

#damage #perfects #pity #shortage #world

Banks are slowly but surely lending again, and never again will taxpayers foot the bill for Wall Street's excesses. In case we forgot, that was the change we believed in. That was the change we fought for. That was the change President Obama delivered. ↗

— Rahm Emanuel

#banks #believed #bill #case #change

I was a smart kid, but I hated school. ↗

— Eminem

#i #kid #school #smart