Toni Morrison Quote – American
“In this country “American” means white. Everybody else has to hyphenate.” – Toni Morrison
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Pope John Paul II Quote – Distinguishing Mark Of The Human Person
“When millions of people are suffering from a poverty which means hunger, malnutrition, sickness, illiteracy and degradation, we must not only remind ourselves that no one has a right to exploit another for his own advantage, but also and above all we must recommit ourselves to that solidarity which enables others to live out in the actual circumstances of their […]
Read moreTaylor Swift Quote – People Throw Rocks At Things That Shine
“People throw rocks at things that shine.” – Taylor Swift
Read moreJoseph Conrad Quote – The Conquest Of The Earth
“The conquest of the earth, which mostly means the taking it away from those who have a different complexion or slightly flatter noses than ourselves, is not a pretty thing when you look into it.” – Joseph Conrad
Read moreWilma Mankiller Quote – Today’s Stereotypes
“Contrary to today’s stereotypes, racists do not always chew tobacco and drive pickup trucks with gun racks. They wear silk shirts, treat women as possessions, and talk about human rights at cocktail parties far from communities of people of color. The men in pickup trucks are just as likely to be warm and caring as the high-minded liberals are to […]
Read moreBill Cosby Quote – The Whole Race
“If a white man falls off a chair drunk, it’s just a drunk- If a Negro does, it’s the whole damn Negro race.” – Bill Cosby
Read moreTheodore M. Hesburgh Quote – Inequality
“The melting pot failed to function in one crucial area. Religions and nationalities, however different, generally learned to live together, even to grow together, in America. But color was something else. Reds were murdered like wild animals. Yellows were characterized as a peril and incarcerated en masse during World War II for no really good reason by our most liberal […]
Read moreWilliam James Quote – Afraid To Be Poor
“We have grown literally afraid to be poor. We despise anyone who elects to be poor in order to simplify and save his inner life. If he does not join the general scramble and pant with the moneymaking street, we deem him spiritless and lacking in ambition. We have lost the power even of imagining what the ancient idealization of […]
Read morePope Emeritus Benedict XVI Quote – Hardness of Hearing
“There is not only a physical deafness which largely cuts people off from social life; there is also a “hardness of hearing” where God is concerned.” – Pope Emeritus Benedict XVI
Read moreRobert Frost Quote – Half The World
“Half the world is composed of people who have something to say and can’t, and the other half have nothing to say and keep on saying it.” – Robert Frost
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