"Whites would rather not be involved in race matters, I think."

-- Constance Baker Motley

#Thinking Quotes #Race Quotes #Matter Quotes

“There is a direct line between the communications work I did to protest tuition increases at my school and what I do today. Plus it had one other benefit...it got me kicked out of college!”
“Rule of thumb: Eat for what you're going to be doing, and not for what you have done. Don't take in more than you're willing to burn off.”
“A rich man is nothing but a poor man with money.”
“Well in the end the world can crank itself up to sanctions, as it has with Zimbabwe, another sad case.”
“If I can't do something for the public good, what the hell am I doing?”
“Adequacy is sufficient. All else is superfluous.”
“No man can have a 'yellow streak' and last. He must pay much attention to his nerves or temperament. He must hide every flaw.”

Source : Christy Mathewson (2013). “Pitching in a Pinch: Baseball from the Inside”, p.31, Penguin
“And what exactly is a dream and what exactly is a joke.”

Source : "Song: 'Jugband Blues'". 1968.

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