"What I think is different today is the lack of political connection between the black middle class and the increasing numbers of black people who are more impoverished than ever before."

-- Angela Davis

#Thinking Quotes #Class Quotes #Numbers Quotes

“For a while, I was nervous about portraying women because of the objectification that automatically comes with it, whether the artist intends or not.”
“I do give myself a break in my personal life but I think in work, if you don't push yourself you get bored and want to do something else.”
“Visitation of God's presence is a byproduct of worship. However, we don't worship in order to gain His presence. He is worthy to be worshipped whether or not He chooses to show up.”
“These days cry out, as never before, for us to pay attention, so we can move through them and get our joy and pride back.”
“One of the most common ways to overcome resistance to change is to educate people about it beforehand. Communication of ideas helps people see the need for and the logic of a change. The education process can involve one-on-one discussions, presentations to groups, or memos and reports.”

Source : John P. Kotter (2013). “John P. Kotter on What Leaders Really Do”, p.22, Harvard Business Press
“We are, many of us, a planet orbiting somebody's sun, unconscious of a lonely moon, orbiting our planet.”
“I've found that the chief difficulty for most people was to realize that they had really heard new things: that is things that they had never heard before. They kept translating what they heard into their habitual language. They had ceased to hope and believe there might be anything new.”
“Most people who end up being successful have good grades, but it's orthogonal - there's no extra information than if they put together a website and have bunch of fans who love coming and seeing what they're doing.”

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