Jay-Z Quotes
I got this black chick, she don't know how to act
Always talkin' out her neck, makin' her fingers snap
She like, "Listen Jigga Man, I don't care if you rap
You better - R-E-S-P-E-C-T me
Jay-Z. "Girls, Girls, Girls." The Blueprint, Roc-A-Fella, 2001.
With Tehran in the throes of revolution, Under Secretary of State David D. Newsom called from the White House Situation Room with a question for Sullivan: "The National Security Advisor has asked for your view of the possibility of a coup d'état by the Iranian military to take over from the Bakhtiar government, which is clearly faltering."Tell Brzezinski to fuck off.Tell Brzezinski to fuck off.Tell Brzezinski to fuck off. Zbigniew Brzezinski was the President's National Security Advisor whom Sullivan did not like. This quotation is famous, not only because it shows have unhelpful and disrespectful a public official could be in the midst of a national crisis, but it supports the view of some critics of President Jimmy Carter who was not strong enough or respected enough for is various appointed to refrain from this kind of response. Zbigniew Brzezinski had concluded that since the radical, exiled, Islamic fundamentalist, the Ayatollah Khomeini returned to Tehran, the prospect of having a moderate government was nil and wanted to explore the possibility of supporting the Iranian Military in taking over the country. Sullivan, who had little experience with that part of the world and Islamic fundamentalism, wanted to try and negotiate with the revolutionary government and persuade them to adopt a moderate new regime. See Quote 583670.
In the 1930s African Americans who traveled were subject to countless humiliations whenever the sought hotels, rooming houses, restaurants and other accommodations. Gas stations would not allow them to use bathrooms and they were reduced to using open fields. Traveling and vacationing was, for Blacks, humiliating. Wikipedia: “Green reviewed hotels and restaurants that did business with African Americans during the time of Jim Crow laws and racial segregation in the United States. He printed 15,000 copies each year. In the 1930s, Green began his work by compiling data on stores in the New York area that accepted black travelers, and published his first guide in 1936. Similar guides had been published for Jewish travelers, who sometimes faced discrimination. Green's guide was so popular that he immediately began to expand its coverage the next year to other US destinations, adding hotel and restaurants as well.”
Shawn Corey Carter, known professionally as Jay-Z (stylized as JAY-Z), is an American rapper, songwriter, record executive, businessman, and record producer. He is widely regarded as one of the most influential hip-hop artists in history, and often cited as one of the greatest rappers of all time.
