#rough

Patriotism is best exemplified through auto-critique. When you're willing to stand up within the group and say, 'It is wrong for Black people to be anti-Semitic,' or 'It is wrong for America to discriminate against persons of African descent and made them slaves and based its wealth upon free labor,' it's crucial to say that. ↗

— Henry Louis Gates

#against #america #anti-semitic #based #best

What's fascinated me from the time I was a little kid was the way we construct our lives through stories. ↗

— Henry Louis Gates

#fascinated #i #kid #little #little kid

I brought my personality and sense of wonder and I think they wrote as much of my personality as they could. I do not go around kicking butt and saving the universe all the time but they tried to capture me as best as they could in the character. ↗

— Gil Gerard

#best #brought #capture #character #could

Seeing the rebirth of the Delaware Estuary as a valuable natural resource is certainly encouraging, and I am encouraged not just by the progress made in the Delaware Estuary but in estuaries throughout the country. ↗

— Jim Gerlach

#certainly #country #delaware #encouraged #encouraging

I am determined that my children shall be brought up in their father's religion, if they can find out what it is. ↗

— Charles Lamb

#brought #children #determined #father #find

I breeze through Twitter - I look at the mentions, the pictures, the videos. ↗

— Adam Lambert

#i #look #mentions #pictures #through

Marriage is gonna be your stability through everything. ↗

— Miranda Lambert

#gonna #marriage #stability #through #your

A whole lot of us believers, of all different religions, are ready to turn back the tide of madness by walking together, in both the dark and the light - in other words, through life - registering voters as we go, and keeping the faith. ↗

— Anne Lamott

#believers #both #dark #different #different religions

Methamphetamine is a highly dangerous drug that is wreaking havoc on families and communities throughout this country. The drug's use is spreading across the United States. ↗

— Rick Larsen

#communities #country #dangerous #dangerous drug #families

Nostalgia is a file that removes the rough edges from the good old days. ↗

— Doug Larson

#edges #file #good #good old days #nostalgia