1319 Race Quotes for You to Enjoy

Black and white is so familiar. It's how we see the printed word in books, so it's kind of neutral in a way. Yet it's ironic that black and white is so charged socially, what with its association with race. Glenn Ligon

Word Black Black And White White Books Way Kind Charged See Neutral Printed How Familiar Ironic Race Socially Association

Throughout African-American literature, the writer has, in a sense, been burdened by the necessity of pleading the case for the whole race. For example, writers of slave narratives tend to lose their individual voices, as they were expected to stand in for all other voices, which were absent. Glenn Ligon

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On issues carrying as much emotional freight as race - and there aren't many - a U.S. senator needs to speak with care and consistency. Otherwise, he could find people speaking at his own retirement tribute. Gordon Smith

It is not that we have class prejudice, but only that we find comfort and ease in our own class. And normally there are plenty of people of our own class, or race, or religion to play, live, and eat with, and to marry. Gordon W. Allport

Religion Class People Own Live Our Ease Plenty Find Marry Eat Only Comfort Normally Race Prejudice Play

Hatred for Obama... has more to do with race than anything else. Graydon Carter

Hatred Else Obama More Than Anything Anything Else Race

Within us - the heart of us, really - is a 'ground' that is to our thoughts and feelings, our relationships with others and ourselves, as is the Earth to the leaves that first race across her and then, no longer able to run, give themselves up to nourish her body so that she may give birth again come the spring. Guy Finley

Thoughts Heart First Feelings Spring Birth Others Relationships Our Earth Ourselves Run Able Give Longer Come She Within Leaves Up May Again Race Themselves Then Us Really Across Body Ground Nourish Her

People who race bikes don't talk about crashes. They keep going. Guy Martin

People About Talk Going Crashes Race Bikes Who Keep Keep Going

People deal with the concentration needed to do well in a two-hour race in different ways. Guy Martin

People Ways Concentration Well Deal Different Race Different Ways Needed

I race pushbikes more than I race motorbikes, but it's not the same. Guy Martin

More Than Same Race

To me, race is not all about grievance. It is also about pride and empathy and humanity and understanding the value of difference. But along with that, there are also expectations that we should set for ourselves and for others. We should expect to be treated as equal citizens. Gwen Ifill

During my time as a state legislator, I've pushed for significant investment in public school districts. In Congress, I would look forward to increasing federal public investment in education through initiatives like Race to the Top. Hakeem Jeffries

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You mentioned Ross Perot. Mr. Perot jumped into the race at the last minute, had one issue that he ran on, the budget deficit, was in and out of the race a couple of times, and still got 20 million votes, didn't have the Internet. Hamilton Jordan

You Internet Last-Minute Ran Deficit Out Minute Mentioned Had He Budget Budget Deficit Votes Couple Got Still Issue Perot Times Race Ross Perot Million Last

I majored in Southern history in college, and much of my early work at my first job - as a staff writer at 'Memphis' magazine - focused on race relations. Hampton Sides

Work History Job College First Early Work Relations Focused Magazine Memphis Writer First Job Southern Staff Race Race Relations Much Early

It was a no-brainer to get the Unified snowboarding race into X Games. Hannah Teter

No-Brainer Get Snowboarding Race Unified Games

I'm doin' something different. I mean, I talk a little bit about race and interracial dating, but it's not the heart of my act. I just try to do what I think is funny; there's no huge message or through line. Hannibal Buress

That means that every human being - without distinction of sex, age, race, skin color, language, religion, political view, or national or social origin - possesses an inalienable and untouchable dignity. Hans Kung

Religion Age Dignity Human Being Political Language Sex National Skin Every Distinction Possesses Color Untouchable Without Human Being Race Social Inalienable Means View Skin Color Origin

I feel privileged that I've been able to get anywhere, with my quote-unquote limited mainstream appeal, given my race and subject matter. Of course, I always have my masters to fall back on. Hari Kondabolu

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