"The system functioned relatively automatically, and the prevailing system of racial meanings, identities, and ideologies already seemed natural. Ninety percent of those admitted to prison for drug offenses in many states were Black or Latino, yet the mass incarceration of communities of color was explained in race-neutral terms, an adaptation to the needs and demands of the current political climate."

-- Michelle Alexander

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“I'm really proud of you for having come this far â€” every single one of you, wherever you are, you're on your way â€” you are getting there! And â€” don't worry so much! Just â€” that's what we need to stop doing â€” stop worrying so much, and start observing a little bit more.”

Source : "Self Esteem". YouTube video, www.youtube.com. May 31, 2007.
“The thing I love about reporting is being able to blend in with any group, whether that's neo-Nazis or pedophiles.”
“It is hard to hate what one has loved, and a half-extinguished fire is soon relit.”
“The purpose of pure science is to observe phenomena and to trace their laws; the purpose of art is to produce, modify, or destroy. Strictly speaking there is no such thing as applied science, for, the moment the attempt is made to apply, science passes into the realm of art.”

Source : Joseph William Mellor (1946). “A Comprehensive Treatise on Inorganic and Theoretical Chemistry”
“It's easy to get distracted by the vaudevillian aspects of the healthcare debate.”
“We know the human mind is programmed to glaze over when bored. Conversely, the mind is more alert in the presence of novelty. Our muse needs to stay seductive to keep our hands doing the right things.”
“So, if we decrease the use of carbon dioxide, are we not taking away plant food from the atmosphere?”
“On Sofia Coppola's 16th birthday, way back in 1987, I stole a lip gloss from her Sistine Chapel of a bedroom. Years later, I left a Chanel lip gloss in the reception of the Mercer Hotel for her. You know why? I believe that you've got to fix your karma.”

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