"What this ideology, what this myth about savagery did was really excuse America for the disappearance of the Indian. It wasn't our fault. They were just an inferior race. And so John Marshall adopts that. And the tragedy and the present-day circumstances of that decision are that those racial attitudes are so deeply embedded in these foundational principles of American Indian law."

-- Robert A. Williams, Jr.

#Attitude Quotes #Decision Quotes #Tragedy Quotes

“Never try to make the same record twice, even when people are screaming for the same sound.”
“It has been said that civilization is twenty-four hours and two meals away from barbarism.”
“Heaven is all around, Translated to sound.”
“I am in Ghost Rider but I'm not sure when it's coming out.”
“You can do anything you want. And you can be anything you want. And you can feel anything you want. But there's only one thing you need to do, and that is: have the slightest vision to see it. Because if you can't see it happening, then it will never happen”
“It would be wrong to suggest that Scotland could not be another such successful, independent country.”
“If my film does not do well, it really hurts me. But by God's grace, even if some of my films may not have done well, people have still liked my work in it.”
“Our willingness to acknowledge that we only see half the picture creates the conditions that make us more attractive to others. The more sincerely we acknowledge our need for their different insights and perspectives, the more they will be magnetized to join us.”

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