Category Archives: Quotable Notables

Quotable: Larry Wilmore on affirmative action

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Quotable: Meryl Streep on losing patience

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Quotable: B.B. King on women

The late B.B. King, who loved women so much that he even gave his beloved guitar a woman’s name…Lucille. He will be very sadly missed!

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Quotable: Eduardo Galeano on Utopia

The recently deceased poet of Latin American journalism reads one of his loveliest, truest and most poignant pieces aloud. The on-screen translation’s a bit wonky, but I think you’ll get the idea: PS: According to one of the commenters on … Continue reading

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Quotable: Aneurin Bevan on conservative politics

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Quotable: Some random Icelander on daylight saving time

Three hours of sunlight a day? Yikes. No wonder this guy’s mad at the Aussies. Yes, it does get dark quickly this time of year in the northern latitudes. Especially around and above the Arctic Circle. (How close to it … Continue reading

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Quotable: Siegfried Sassoon on Remembrance Day

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A memorial tribute to Robert Serra

The quote from Pablo Neruda reads: “I am with those who, one day, will come to avenge you…Let those who killed you know that they will pay with blood, that your martyrdom will not be erased, and your death. Above … Continue reading

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Quotable: Franklin D. Roosevelt on Wall Street

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Quotable: James Brown on domestic violence

No, not THAT James Brown. THIS one delivers some badly needed words that’ll really make you feel…well, GOOD:

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