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I was a Labour Party man but I found myself to the left of the Labour party in Nelson, militant as that was. I came to London and in a few months I was a Trotskyist. C. L. R. James
Myself Man Party Few Months Nelson London Came Left Labour Labour Party Militant Found
I had formed a black movement, so I would speak for the Trotskyist movement and then walk about a hundred yards to where the black movement was speaking. C. L. R. James
Speak Walk Black Hundred Would About Had Yards Movement Where Formed Then Speaking
I had a national and international reputation. I had written the history and articles. So I brought to the Trotskyist movement some international reputation. C. L. R. James
History National Reputation Some Brought Had Written Articles Movement International
We are too quick to put labels on things. It is my profession. I get up and paint. Everyone wants to put a label on it, but I am a free spirit, so I fight against that. Geoffrey Holder
Fight Free Too Everyone Spirit Free Spirit Put Am Label Up Quick Labels Get Wants Against Paint Profession Things
The generation that comes next is always going to rebel against the generation that came before, and they're always going to be at odds with each other. Jillionaire
Generation Odds Before Other Always Came Going Against Next Rebel Each
In terms of brands, I generally try to stick with EDITION Hotels or Soho House. That way, I know what I'm getting myself into. Plus, the lobbies and bath soaps smell the same - if you're into that kinda thing, which I am. Jillionaire
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I love coming to Australia. It's one of my favourite places. Jillionaire
Love Favourite Coming Australia Places
Australians are crazy, man! Every night, I feel like I'm in a scene from Brad Pitt's 'World War Z'... the kids are going to figure out a way to from a zombie rave ladder over the plexiglass and come into the DJ booth and eat me alive... Not in a bad way at all. Jillionaire
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Fabulous is familiarity. Jillionaire
Fabulous Familiarity
I try to stay at the same spots all the time, so they remember me. Jillionaire
Time Me Remember Try Stay Remember Me Spots Same
It's nice to see a friendly face or have someone know your name. Jillionaire
Face Nice See Someone Name Know Friendly Your
India is special, and its beauty absolutely humbled us. When we toured there as Major Lazer, it was mind-blowing to see our fan-base. Jillionaire
Beauty Mind-Blowing Our India See Absolutely Toured Major Us Special Humbled
Major Lazer has always been a culture mashup, and to us, India feels like some kind of special creature with one foot in history and one firmly in the future. Jillionaire
Future History Culture Kind India Some Foot Firmly Feels Major Like Always Been Us Special Creature
Honestly, so much of that EDM stuff is just so disposable. Jillionaire
Honestly Stuff Just Much Disposable
Music's always going to evolve, and we can't really stop that, so we have to figure out what's the next thing and how we move towards that as opposed to just being like, 'Oh, cool: let's just continue making tear-out EDM hits that are gonna last 2 months, and then somebody else is making the exact same thing under a different name.' Jillionaire
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I think the biggest part of being on a sound system is wanting to always be the best. Jillionaire
Best Think System Part Always Sound Being Wanting Biggest
Women are outperforming men in almost every sphere of life in our society and the women of East Indian ancestry are no exception to this rule. They have broken the cultural mould. Kamla Persad-Bissessar
Life Broken Women Men Every Society Our Rule Sphere Ancestry East Indian No Exception Exception Almost Cultural Women Are Mould
As a child in the rural district of Penal I remember sharing meals from the same pot with neighbours of different racial, ethnic, social and economic backgrounds. Kamla Persad-Bissessar
Remember Backgrounds Neighbours District Rural Pot Economic Sharing Child Same Different Meals Social Racial Ethnic
Looking towards the future, one of the most important issues the national community must face is the widening gap between the liberated, modern, independent women and our traditional men who are being left behind. Kamla Persad-Bissessar
Future Women Men Face Important Looking National Community Our Liberated Independent Must Towards Between Most Important Issues Issues Traditional National Community Left Modern Behind Being The Most Important Who Gap Widening
When I was travelling in Rajasthan people were waving hands, and it felt like I was visiting my own constituency. Kamla Persad-Bissessar
People Own Waving Visiting My Own Like Felt Were Hands Travelling
Today is indeed an historic occasion when as a first chair-in-office woman I hand over to another woman chair in office, your Prime Minister, Julia Gillard, in the presence of a woman head of the Commonwealth, Her Royal Highness, Her Majesty the Queen of England. Kamla Persad-Bissessar
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Global governance cannot be limited to the crafting of instruments related to the promotion of democracy. A key component must be the creation of fair and equitable rules to enhance the development prospects of developing countries. Kamla Persad-Bissessar
Democracy Key Creation Related Rules Must Component Promotion Developing Developing Countries Development Countries Prospects Fair Global Instruments Limited Equitable Governance Crafting Cannot Enhance
'Body of Proof' was interesting because... I didn't feel I needed to prove anything in that audition. I didn't over-prepare it, but I was just very relaxed in it. Lorraine Toussaint
Relaxed Proof Feel Because Audition Prove Very Just Anything Interesting Body Needed
When you eliminate vanity from an art form, and I would think that this would be any art form, what is left is an opportunity to be incredibly naked and truthful. Lorraine Toussaint
Art You Opportunity Naked Think Incredibly Would Would-Be Vanity Art Form Left Truthful Any Form Eliminate
Anything you need, you can get on YouTube. It's wacky. Lorraine Toussaint
You YouTube Wacky Get Anything Need
When you're playing a real character, you want to honor that person and receive inspiration from that person. They need to anoint you in some way that allows you to borrow just a small piece of their soul. That is the flame. Lorraine Toussaint
Character You Soul Honor Flame Way Some Borrow Small Inspiration Small Piece Piece Real Real Character Person Just Want Receive Playing Need
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