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Spatial racism, the erasure of black faces in a predominantly white city, is in full effect in both Crown Heights and Center City Philadelphia. This racism demands that bodies that don't conform to a mandated 'white' status quo can be redlined out of a space.

~Anthea Butler

Topics: Black Bodies Both Center City Conform Crown Demands Effect Faces Full Heights Out Philadelphia Quo Racism Space Spatial Status Status Quo White

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When we did 'The Jewel In The Crown,' we filmed in India first so the actors had an idea of what the heat was like, what it did to you - it slows you down; it's weighty: the air that you breathe is full of humidity. You are aware of the fact that you're not in a studio in Manchester.

~Art Malik

Topics: Actor Air Aware Breathe Crown Did Down Fact First Full Had Heat Humidity Idea India Jewel Like Manchester Studio You

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I grew up in a Britain where 'Paki-bashing' was around in my late teens from the National Front. We also had 'Pakis Go Home,' and even 'Jewel In The Crown' attracted this sort of comment.

~Art Malik

Topics: Also Around Attracted Britain Comment Crown Even Front Go Go Home Grew Had Home Jewel Late National Sort Teens Up Where

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And in terms of their crown jewel legislative achievement: who knew that when asked, 'will government impose a new federal mandate requiring middle class Americans to buy health insurance whether they can afford it or not?' The answer would be 'Yes we can!'

~Artur Davis

Topics: Achievement Afford American Answer Asked Buy Class Crown Federal Government Health Health Insurance Impose Insurance Jewel Knew Legislative Mandate Middle Middle Class New Requiring Terms Whether Who Will Would Yes

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I envy those old Greek bathers, into whose hands were delivered Pericles, and Alcibiades, and the perfect models of Phidias. They had daily before their eyes the highest types of Beauty which the world has ever produced; for of all things that are beautiful, the human body is the crown.

~Bayard Taylor

Topics: All Things Beautiful Beauty Before Body Crown Daily Delivered Envy Ever Eyes Greek Had Hands Highest Human Human Body Models Old Perfect Produced Things Those Types Were Which Whose World

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I went to my first game May 30, 1956, and Mantle was in the beginnings of his Triple Crown season. And he was drop-dead handsome.

~Billy Crystal

Topics: Beginnings Crown First Game Handsome He His Mantle May Season Triple

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I believe that an independent judiciary is the crown jewel of our constitutional republic.

~Brett Kavanaugh

Topics: Believe Constitutional Crown Independent Jewel Judiciary Our Republic I Believe I Believe That

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My very first tattoo was a crown of thorns around my upper left arm that I have since gotten covered up, because I got it right before Pamela Anderson came out with 'Barb Wire.'

~Brett Young

Topics: Anderson Arm Around Because Before Came Covered Crown First Got Gotten Left Out Right Since Tattoo Thorns Up Upper Very Wire

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They say you don't want to know how sausage is made. Book coverage is like sausage in that way: better not to know exactly how the gatekeepers of mainstream media choose which books to crown as must-reads each season - just swallow it down with a cold beer and call it a night.

~Camille Perri

Topics: Beer Better Book Books Call Choose Cold Coverage Crown Down Each Exactly Gatekeepers How Just Know Like Made Mainstream Mainstream Media Media Night Sausage Say Season Swallow They Say Want Way Which You

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And if I have my choice between a pennant and a triple crown, I'll take the pennant every time.

~Carl Yastrzemski

Topics: Between Choice Crown Every Every Time Pennant Take Time Triple

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