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There had always been black people in and out of our house, and from the outset I had been taught that for them life was defined by struggle and filled with injustice.

~Carl Bernstein

Topics: Always Been Black Defined Filled Had House Injustice Life Our Out Outset People Struggle Taught Them

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One of the things that's, I think, hard in television is that there's a certain sameness to a lot of television because you're working in a very constricted box, and the box is defined by the amount of money you have to spend and the amount of time you have to get ready.

~Carlton Cuse

Topics: Amount Because Box Certain Defined Get Hard Lot Money One Of The Things Ready Sameness Spend Television Things Think Time Very Working You I Think

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Growing up in London, with a hippie mom, I don't know that I'm most people's definition of what a black person is. I'm mixed, yes, but in the world I'm defined as black before I'm defined white. I've never been called white.

~Carmen Ejogo

Topics: Been Before Black Defined Definition Growing Growing Up Hippie Know London Mixed Mom Most Never People Person Up White World Yes

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Elegance isn't solely defined by what you wear. It's how you carry yourself, how you speak, what you read.

~Carolina Herrera

Topics: Carry Defined Elegance How Read Solely Speak Wear You Yourself

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Our culture thrives on black-and-white narratives, clearly defined emotions, easy endings, and so, this thrust into complexity exhausts.

~Caroline Knapp

Topics: Black-And-White Clearly Complexity Culture Defined Easy Emotions Endings Narratives Our Thrive Thrust

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I think women have long been defined by their roles as procreators and wives, and we're expected to serve, take care of, say 'Yes,' and not ruffle any feathers. Women, in particular, are sometimes not allowed to consider who they are outside of the roles that they play.

~Carrie Coon

Topics: Allowed Any Been Care Consider Defined Expected Feathers Long Outside Particular Play Roles Say Serve Sometimes Take Take Care Think Who Wives Women Yes I Think

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I was willing to accept a bad reputation if I deserved it, but it was going to be based on my actions, not on anybody's history. I'm not running from my family - I couldn't embrace my family more. But I wanted to work in an industry where I could define myself, not be defined by my grandfather's history.

~Casey Wasserman

Topics: Accept Actions Anybody Bad Based Could Define Defined Deserved Embrace Family Going Grandfather History Industry More Myself Reputation Running Wanted Where Willing Work

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Liberals are sometimes defined as people who can't take their own side in an argument.

~Cass Sunstein

Topics: Argument Defined Liberals Own People Side Sometimes Take Who

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To be a prisoner means to be defined as a member of a group for whom the rules of what can be done to you, of what is seen as abuse of you, are reduced as part of the definition of your status.

~Catharine Mackinnon

Topics: Abuse Defined Definition Done Group Means Member Part Prisoner Reduced Rules Seen Status Whom You Your

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The teaching fellow establishes the atmosphere of a class in the first few meetings. I have found that students appreciate having the ground rules clearly defined from the start.

~Catherine Asaro

Topics: Appreciate Atmosphere Class Clearly Defined Fellow Few First Found Ground Having Meetings Rules Start Students Teaching

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