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“Personally, I don't pick books for how people think about me. I read books so I can learn.”

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Rahm Emanuel is an American politician who served as the 55th Mayor of Chicago from 2011 to 2019. He is a member of the Democratic Party and has a background in politics and business. more

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“Everything that I write about is a kernel of something that probably happened to me or one of my writers that I've co-opted and made it seem like it's mine.”

Writing

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“I just like doing a lot of different things. People need a reason to get their butts out of bed and do something.”

People Different Reason

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“From the public's perspective, they like to see guys that go out there and stand. Now, if you happen to be one of those two athletes that are standing out there and trading with each other, afterwards you would disagree with those people. The spectators are not on the receiving end of all those strikes. I have young guys who say, "I like to stand and trade." I say, "Really? Then you are not a very intelligent fighter."”

People Guy Perspective Intelligent Trade Athlete Fighter Disagree Standing Out Trading

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“I'm a folk preacher. A folk therapist. A folk musician. I come from authentically that which is of my experience. Therefore, the music is strictly from the soul, strictly improvisational.”

Soul Musician Music Is Preacher Folk Music

Author:Cecil Williams

“When the musician starts improvising, he never can go back to what he did last Sunday. That's what's frightening to a lot of people who can't let themselves go. But it's also very invigorating and very releasing because it opens you up to be yourself.”

People Musician Being Yourself Sunday Frightening

Author:Cecil Williams

“The music certainly plays a major role. You can be free enough to comfort each other, to touch each other, to embrace each other, to engage each other, to not be afraid of each other. The music certainly has that very strong element. Go back to folk songs, gospel, jazz, and spirituals. See, all of that came out of tremendous pain and hurt, rejection, loss, alienation, and abandonment. What I'm doing is I'm expressing my pain and hope at the same time.”

Enough Pain Song Strong Hurt Loss Comfort Embrace Jazz Rejection Very Strong Alienation Abandonment

Author:Cecil Williams

“I don't go and study other folks. I come from where I came from, as a kid, in the little black church I grew up in. And some of the things they did I rejected, because I could see that it was a manipulation and an exaggeration. My struggle is never to fool folks; to keep it authentic - who we are and who we are becoming - rather than to mimic or to translate what others do into my own terms.”

Kids Black Term Church Struggle Study Fool Manipulation Translate Rejected Exaggeration My Struggle

Author:Cecil Williams

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