Allowed Quote by Ta-Nehisi Coates Download Open image “It is, I think, the very chaos of America that allowed me to prosper.” — Ta-Nehisi Coates ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ 2.5 out of 5 (4 ratings) Copy quoteShare Allowed America Chaos I think Think
When my country was born, many people were sceptical about the chances for us to exist, let alone prosper. — Miroslav Lajcak Copy Share Image
America has a history of political isolation and economic self-sufficiency; its citizens have tended to regard the rest of the world as a disaster… — Alison Lurie Copy Share Image
America is such a mess right now, and it's getting worse all the time. It seems as though the whole atmosphere of our nation… — Cliff Barrows Copy Share Image
I might have been born into a very literal sense of chaos, but in fact that state is true of all of us. — Anselm Kiefer Copy Share Image
Could there be anything but widespread misery, where a privileged few controlled a nation's wealth, while millions labored for a pittance, and millions more… — Ronald Reagan Copy Share Image
I was raised in an environment where chaos was the norm, so I was at my best in chaos. — Zoey Tur Copy Share Image
For all my life, America was the place to be. And we somehow continue to be the place where there are real opportunities to… — James D. Watson Copy Share Image
I've been extremely fortunate in my life. So I actually believe that I'm the living embodiment of living the American dream. — Dan Rosensweig Copy Share Image
When I came here almost nine years ago our economy was troubled and our nation was divided. — Rodney King Copy Share Image
America is a very seductive place in terms of lifestyle and comfort, but it wasn't for me. — Bill Bryson Copy Share Image
So I had this completely unrealistic idea of what America was — but I wanted to be there. — Aasif Mandvi Copy Share Image
“To Trump whiteness is neither notional nor symbolic but is the very core of his power. In this, Trump is not singular. But whereas… — Ta-Nehisi Coates Copy Share Image
“The focus on one sector of Trump voters—the white working class—is puzzling, given the breadth of his white coalition. Indeed, there is a kind… — Ta-Nehisi Coates Copy Share Image
The greatest reward of this constant interrogation, confrontation with the brutality of my country, is that it has freed me from hosts and myths. — Ta-Nehisi Coates Copy Share Image
What I am telling you is that you do not need to know to love, and it is right that you feel it all… — Ta-Nehisi Coates Copy Share Image
I think 'Dear White People,' the show, is a tremendous artistic achievement. It's always hinting that there is something beyond the pleading and wokeness,… — Ta-Nehisi Coates Copy Share Image
[Winning the White House was an achievement], but as an African-American, [Barack Obama], I think the symbolism is in how he conducted himself. The… — Ta-Nehisi Coates Copy Share Image
What sets black people apart is not some deficit in personal responsibility. It's the weight on our shoulders. That is what's actually different. We… — Ta-Nehisi Coates Copy Share Image
Like a lot of people, I'm very, very concerned about Senator Clinton's record. I'm very, very concerned about where her positions were in the… — Ta-Nehisi Coates Copy Share Image
“I drove away, as always, thinking of you. I do not believe that we can stop them, Samori, because they must ultimately stop themselves.… — Ta-Nehisi Coates Copy Share Image
What I’m talking about is more than recompense for past injustices—more than a handout, a payoff, hush money, or a reluctant bribe. What I’m… — Ta-Nehisi Coates Copy Share Image
The mainstream sort of presentation of the civil rights movement was not something that I directly inherited. — Ta-Nehisi Coates Copy Share Image
[Grew up in Hawaii] that gave [Barack Obama] a kind of optimism, an ability to see things, you know, and frankly, an ability to… — Ta-Nehisi Coates Copy Share Image
I just think that things should be allowed to run their course, and not turned into a Disney ride. — Fiona Shaw Copy Share Image
There are certain things you must not say in spite of the fact that supposedly democracy means free speech. No. You are not allowed… — Chris Eubank Sr Copy Share Image
There aren't traditions of freedom in a place like Iraq. They're going to have to come to grips with a concept that they hadn't… — Malcolm Wallop Copy Share Image
One of the mistakes I made was thinking chickens and penguins could sing, just like all the other animals in the 'Muppets.' But it… — Bret McKenzie Copy Share Image
I was allowed to believe things that weren't true and I would ask questions about them and talk about them. — Marjorie Taylor Greene Copy Share Image
I always wanted to make big action movies as a kid, and that was my dream. In a way, 'Swingers' was the thing I… — Doug Liman Copy Share Image
For years, I had a top secret clearance and never left Russia. Just once did I go to Bulgaria with my wife for a… — Mikhail Kalashnikov Copy Share Image
I've grown up playing for some incredible coaches, and I don't think anybody's ever been as fortunate as I have in terms of the… — Larry Brown Copy Share Image
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