"A myth is an old lie that people believe in. White people believe that they're better than anyone else on earth - and that's a myth."

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Source : Ernest J. Gaines (2015). “A Lesson Before Dying”, p.189, Serpent's Tail

Ernest Gaines

#Lying Quotes #Believe Quotes #White Quotes

“My favorite show is America's Funniest Home Videos. People will get hit on the head and I feel bad cause I'm laughing my head off!”
“Damon: "If you're going to be bad, be bad with a purpose or else you're not worth forgiving.”
“Holy Terror: Lies the Christian Right Tells Us to Deny Gay Equality.”
“I'd like a glass of cold gravy with a hair in it, please.”
“Nothing beats love. Love is the greatest healing power there is; nothing else comes close. Not ancient cures, modern medicines and technologies, or all the interesting books we read or the wise things we say and think. Love has a transformational power.”
“The self is not a thing, but a process.”

Source : Thomas Metzinger (2010). “The Ego Tunnel: The Science of the Mind and the Myth of the Self”, p.208, Basic Books
“I always start a painting with the sky.”
“All three of the leaders looked like they were surprised to be asked about housing. And really none of them had anything interesting to say. And so this is something we need to push hard on to ensure that they understand that our housing crisis is really a major economic issue. It's not a social issue; it's an economic issue.”

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