- Mother
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- Nov 07, 2020
Care Quotes
On caring for people, places, and outcomes.
This page ranges from a defiant line about press freedom to a call for stewarding the earth's remaining resources, showing 'care' as both indifference and devotion depending on context. For a lighter take, see Carefree.
- Last Updated on May 30, 2021
- Nov 07, 2020
What's really hard is that you could care a lot for someone and not want to live with him anymore.
- Family
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- Nov 07, 2020
I continue to care for President Obama and for his family. I think that in many ways they are very courageous people, and I honor that, because I know what it means to live as a black person in a racist America.
- People
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- Nov 07, 2020
The act of eating is very political. You buy from the right people, you support the right network of farmers and suppliers who care about the land and what they put in the food.
- People
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- Nov 07, 2020
I think if you buy from people who are taking care of the land, you're supporting the future of this country.
- Culture
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- Nov 07, 2020
We eat every day, and if we do it in a way that doesn't recognize value, it's contributing to the destruction of our culture and of agriculture. But if it's done with a focus and care, it can be a wonderful thing. It changes the quality of your life.
- Me
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- Nov 07, 2020
I need to create an environment where I can be my best self, and that means being unapologetic about saying no to things that don't serve me or move me closer to my purpose and the things that I care about the most.
- Challenges
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- Nov 07, 2020
I have a lot of respect for President Obama, and while I deeply disagree with some of his actions or lack of action on issues I care about, I still recognize the significance of the first black presidency and the challenges that come with that.
- People
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- Nov 07, 2020
The reason that I started the Black Futures Lab is because I have some clarity about what I think needs to happen in relationship to electoral organizing. It's not a destination. It is a set of tools that we use to engage people that we care about, en masse, around issues that are important to us.
- High Standard
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- Nov 07, 2020
I really care about what I put out, and probably more than the fans care. At times, I think I over-care. But I just know that the body of work has such a high standard that it's kind of like, in my own head, I need to at least match it if not get over that, so that's the challenge.
- God
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- Nov 07, 2020
Even now, when I go out people are like, 'What are you doing here? Didn't you just have a baby?' But people never ask a male comic when he's out a week later, like, 'Oh my God, you're so irresponsible! What are you doing out? Who is taking care of the baby?'
- People
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- Nov 07, 2020
The most valuable thing my dad taught me was to never care about what other people thought. When he came to my shows, and I'd announce his presence, he'd stand up with his hands clasped in victory and cheer my name.
- Man
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- Nov 07, 2020
My dad was a very unconventional Asian American man. He was very much not quiet, not shy, not passive. If he had to fart, he'd do it in the library. He did not care. He was like, 'I don't know these people. I'm uncomfortable, and I need to let it go.'
- Health
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- Nov 07, 2020