The best Quotes by Carter G. Woodson

The best Quotes by Carter G. Woodson

Carter Godwin Woodson (December 19, 1875 - April 3, 1950) was an American historian, author, and journalist.

When you control a man's thinking you do not have to worry about his actions.

As another has well said, to handicap a student by teaching him that his black face is a curse and that his struggle to change his condition is hopeless is the worst sort of lynching.

In the long run, there is not much discrimination against superior talent.

The thought of' the inferiority of the Negro is drilled into him in almost every class he enters and in almost every book he studies.

If a race has no history, if it has no worthwhile tradition, it becomes a negligible factor in the thought of the world, and it stands in danger of being exterminated.

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As a native Washingtonian, I am well aware that childhood obesity is a real problem in our nation's capital.

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The Washington Bullets are changing their name. They don't want their team to be associated with crime. From now on, they'll just be known as the Bullets.

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Washington is a place where politicians don't know which way is up and taxes don't know which way is down.

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I call Washington "the city of the perishable".

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Let me give you a little bit of free advice. DC is all about realtionships.

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Alex: "You can't do that. You can't make promises that you won't be able to keep!"
Tom: "We're in Washington, they're the only promises we're allowed to make."

Thomas Adam Kirkman in Designated Survivor - Season 1 Episode 1

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You want a friend in Washington? Get a dog!

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Washington, D.C. is to lying what Wisconsin is to cheese.

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I would like to be remembered as someone who did the best she could with the talent she had.

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People often remark that I'm pretty lucky. Luck is only important in so far as getting the chance to sell yourself at the right moment. After that, you've got to have talent and know how to use it.

Frank Sinatra

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Happiness Self-Confidence Talent

Talent wins games, but teamwork and intelligence wins championships.

Michael Jordan

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No matter how fifted you are: You alone cannot change the world.

L Lawliet in Death Note

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I don't consider myself to be the best... and I don't like compliments... they distract me.

Jimi Hendrix

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Humility Talent Compliments

Talent sets the floor, character sets the ceiling.

Bill Belichick

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The artist is nothing without the gift, but the gift is nothing without work.

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For success, attitude is equally as important as ability.

Walter Scott

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Talent Motivation

Some a-hole leaks it online and I'm like, you know, looking at the guy in the mirror brushing my teeth, "Dude, what have you done? This could be punishable by law!" But the internet forced the studio to say, "We're gonna make this movie", and 24 hours later, that movie had a green light.

Ryan Reynolds - September 2025

But I don't understand why the Jeffrey Epstein case would be of interest to anybody. It's pretty boring stuff, it's sordid but it's boring and I don't understand why it keeps going.

Donald Trump - July 2025

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There are two kinds of big companies in the United States. There are those who've been hacked by the Chinese, and those who don't know they've been hacked by the Chinese.

James Comey

I believe that Americans should be deeply skeptical of government power. You cannot trust people in power. The founders knew that. That's why they divided power among three branches, to set interest against interest.

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