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It's almost impossible to have a constructive conversation about health-care reform in Arkansas without passions rising and folks taking sides.

~Asa Hutchinson

Topics: About Almost Arkansas Constructive Conversation Folks Impossible Passions Reform Rising Sides Taking Without

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The thing about bikers and truckers is they're just regular folks, and that's definitely my demographic.

~Ashley Mcbryde

Topics: About Definitely Demographic Folks Just Regular Thing

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It's nice to see how much the mainstream fashion community has been so accepting of it. It's very exciting to see that folks finally want to make plus-size mainstream.

~Ashley Nell Tipton

Topics: Accepting Been Community Exciting Fashion Finally Folks How How Much Mainstream Make Much Nice See Very Want

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As soon as white folks say a play's good, the theater is jammed with blacks and whites.

~August Wilson

Topics: Blacks Folks Good Play Say Soon Theater White Whites

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I think good publicists are just like good mommies - always looking out, making sure folks are comfortable and making sure that folks are on time and making sure that folks are getting what they need and know what they need to do.

~Ava Duvernay

Topics: Always Comfortable Folks Getting Good Just Know Like Looking Making Need Out Sure Think Time I Think

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We're told that independent film lovers... folks that are used to watching art house films, won't come out and see a film with black people in it - I've been told that in rooms, big rooms, studio rooms, and I know that's not true.

~Ava Duvernay

Topics: Art Been Big Black Come Film Films Folks House Independent Independent Film Know Lovers Out People Rooms See Studio True Used Watching

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With the Black Lives Matter movement, a lot of the focus is on the protest and dissent. I'm hoping to dismantle the public notion - for folks outside of the community - of what Black Lives Matter means. It's really about saying that black lives matter: that humanity is the same when you go inside people's homes.

~Ava Duvernay

Topics: About Black Community Dismantle Dissent Focus Folks Go Homes Hoping Humanity Inside Lives Lot Matter Means Movement Notion Outside People Protest Public Really Same Saying You

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My interest as an artist is to illuminate the lives of black folks. I definitely am focused on films that illustrate all that we are and all our nuance and all our complicated beauty and mess, and when you're telling those stories, you gotta have black actors.

~Ava Duvernay

Topics: Actor Am Artist Beauty Black Complicated Definitely Films Focused Folks Gotta Illuminate Illustrate Interest Lives Mess Nuance Our Stories Telling Those You

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I see Americans of every party, every background, every faith who believe that we are stronger together: black, white, Latino, Asian, Native American; young, old; gay, straight; men, women, folks with disabilities, all pledging allegiance under the same proud flag to this big, bold country that we love. That's what I see. That's the America I know!

~Barack Obama

Topics: Allegiance America American Asian Background Believe Big Black Bold Country Disabilities Every Faith Flag Folks Gay Know Latino Love Men Native Native American Old Party Proud Same See Straight Stronger Together White Who Women Young I See

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We need to internalize this idea of excellence. Not many folks spend a lot of time trying to be excellent.

~Barack Obama

Topics: Excellence Excellent Folks Idea Lot Many Need Spend Time Trying

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