"In the search for character and commitment, we must rid ourselves of our inherited, even cherished biases and prejudices. Character, ability and intelligence are not concentrated in one sex over the other, nor in persons with certain accents or in certain races or in persons holding degrees from some universities over others. When we indulge ourselves in such irrational prejudices, we damage ourselves most of all and ultimately assure ourselves of failure in competition with those more open and less biased."

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Source : "Cummins Mourns the Loss of Visionary Leader". investor.cummins.com. August 16, 2004.

J. Irwin Miller

#Sex Quotes #Character Quotes #Commitment Quotes

“While youâ€™re alive thereâ€™s no time for minor amazements.”
“Emo means different things to different people. Actually, that's a massive understatement. Emo seems solely to mean different things to different peopleâ€”Like pig latin or books by Thomas Pynchon, confusion is one of its hallmark traits.”

Source : Andy Greenwald (2003). “Nothing Feels Good: Punk Rock, Teenagers, and Emo”, p.1, Macmillan
“Throughout this country's history there have of course been systematic efforts to create an official underclass.”
“The only time you are actually growing is when you are uncomfortable.”
“You must walk that tightrope between accident and discipline. Accident by itselfâ€¦so what? Discipline by itself is boring. By walking that tightrope and putting down something on a canvascoming from your guts, you have a chance of making marks that will live longer than you.”
“We are a sensational team”
“Abortion should not only be safe and legal, it should be rare.”
“Every day, someone realizes a dream. I believe dreams help light our darkness and give us the push we need to move across the rink of life.”

Source : Kristi Yamaguchi (1998). “Always Dream”, Taylor Pub

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