"What disturbs or assures us about race has very little to do with blood or biology. Race is about how you use language, understand your heritage, interpret your history, identify with your kin, figure out what your meaning and worth to a society that places values on you beyond your control. And it's also about what people see you as - or take you to be."

-- Michael Eric Dyson

#Blood Quotes #Race Quotes #People Quotes

“I initially wanted to be a teacher, and then I was going to become an engineer and build bridges and highways, but pretty soon I went into the business world. I never did get to be a teacher except in a different way.”
“Beer may cause you to digress - and lead a happier life.”
“Youâ€™re meant for me, and I will have you.”
“Do you want to know who you are? Don't ask. Act! Action will delineate and define you.”
“There is a fool born every minute”
“What you do is ultimately pointless. You could be replaced any day of the week with the first moron who walks in the door. So work as little as possible, and spend a little time (not too much, though) 'selling yourself' and 'networking' so that you will have backup and will be untouchable (and untouched) the next time the company is restructured.”
“It's our challenges and obstacles that give us layers of depth and make us interesting.”

Source : "11 Epic Ways Love, Bravery & Audacity Transform Your Life" by Maimah Karmo, www.huffingtonpost.com. January 22, 2017.
“But for the media to name their coverage of the 2003 invasion of Iraq the same as what the Pentagon calls itâ€”everyday seeing 'Operation Iraqi Freedom'â€”you have to ask: 'If this were state controlled media, how would it be any different?'”

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