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“The death penalty is barbaric. And I think we as a society need to come face-to-face with that. If we're not willing to face up to the cruelty, we ought not to be doing it.”

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Alex Kozinski

Alex Kozinski, born on July 23, 1950, is an influential American federal judge. He has made significant contributions to the field of law, particularly in the areas of constitutional interpretation and intellectual property law. more

“Whether it's animated, whether it's live-action, whether it's Broadway, whether it's television, a musical is a musical is a musical. So, pretty much you approach the songs in pretty much the same way. The difference might be that in a film you have a close up. On stage you don't. So there are more songs on the stage because the songs are kind of the close up.”

Kind Film Song Musical Animated

Author:Alan Menken

“One of the things I recognized early on, doing whatever studies of black history I have, is that even though black folks were transported as slaves, into servitude, when they were carried out of Africa they left empty-handed, but they didn't leave empty-headed. They carried with them the culture they knew, the culture they had, and that culture reconstituted itself in all the places they went.”

Culture Black Study Slave Black History Servitude

Author:Kerry James Marshall

“For black people in the western hemisphere, if you can't generate a mythology that creates models of heroism and power out of the mythology that you had, then that means that somehow the mythology you had was not only feeble and weak, but that you are ultimately a powerless people. That's a notion that, I think, that can't be accepted.”

People Thinking Mean Black Weak Western Accepted Mythology Black People Heroism Powerless

Author:Kerry James Marshall

“I always wanted to help make tennis a team sport.”

Helping Wanted Sports Team Tennis Sports Team

Author:Billie Jean King