#lack

Obama has built his public image around his ability to bridge divisions - racial, ideological or generational. And that was his reputation, even at Harvard Law School, where he was the first black president of the 'Law Review.' ↗

— Mara Liasson

#around #black #bridge #built #divisions

You know, Jacob, if it weren’t for the fact that we’re natural enemies and that you’re also trying to steal away the reason for my existence, I might actually like you. ↗

— Stephenie Meyer

#friendship #jacob-black #friendship

The pattern of a newspaperman's life is like the plot of 'Black Beauty.' Sometimes he finds a kind master who gives him a dry stall and an occasional bran mash in the form of a Christmas bonus, sometimes he falls into the hands of a mean owner who drives him in spite of spavins and expects him to live on potato peelings. ↗

— A. J. Liebling

#black #bonus #bran #christmas #drives

I had been thinking for a while about how bored and tired I was of playing straight-down-the-middle everymanish characters that have what I call white guy problems. And I missed playing characters who lacked dignity and more importantly, lacked social skills. ↗

— Justin Long

#been #bored #call #characters #dignity

It's not even about black and white anymore, because so many people are from mixed backgrounds and mixed ethnicities, and it's just a great time to be able to pull all that together. ↗

— George Lopez

#about #anymore #backgrounds #because #black

When you don't work for a while, immediately you get a little black mark next to your name. ↗

— Lori Loughlin

#get #immediately #little #mark #name

It's wonderful to be back. Back among the mountains that remind us of our vulnerability, our ultimate lack of control over the world we live in. Mountains that demand humility, and yield so much peace in return. ↗

— Alex Lowe

#back #control #demand #humility #lack

Long for me as I for you, forgetting, what will be inevitable, the long black aftermath of pain. ↗

— Malcolm Lowry

#black #forgetting #i #inevitable #long

The first point was we wanted power to determine our own destiny in our own black community. And what we had done is, we wanted to write a program that was straightforward to the people. We didn't want to give a long dissertation. ↗

— Bobby Seale

#black community #community #destiny #determine #dissertation

When we first went there we completely lacked confidence. Our manager told us our act was too long, and told us to drop certain numbers and concentrate on the exciting stuff. And he was right. ↗

— Steve Marriott

#certain #completely #concentrate #confidence #drop