William H. Gray III famous quotes
Last updated: Sep 5, 2024
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Nothing is more powerful and liberating than knowledge.
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I believe there ought to be school choice, so that parents can choose within the public school system.
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The argument that somehow we've got to get rid of minority scholarships so that we can have a free and fair America implies that we have a colorblind society where minorities are equal in their pursuit of funds to go to school.
-- William H. Gray III
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I know that knowledge and intelligence are not the same thing - but they do live in the same neighborhood. I know once again, firsthand, the joy of learning.
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True, a little learning is a dangerous thing, but it still beats total ignorance.
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A community is democratic only when the humblest and weakest person can enjoy the highest civil, economic, and social rights that the biggest and most powerful possess.
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You may be sitting in a room reading this book. Imagine one note struck upon the piano. Immediately that one note is enough to change the atmosphere of the room - proving that the sound element in music is a powerful and mysterious agent, which it would be foolish to deride or belittle.
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The special virtue of freedom is not that it makes you richer and more powerful but that it gives you more time to understand what it means to be alive.
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The whole 'Melrose' series is an attempt to tell the truth, and is based on the idea that there is some salutary or liberating power in telling the truth.
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There's something liberating about watching someone not following the rules.
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The worst has happened ... it's rather liberating.
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Risking one's life can be strangely liberating. That's what the sea counsels me.
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