"The NYPD with the unconditional support of Mayor Michael Bloomberg has stopped-and-frisked more black men than there are black men in New York City. Institutionalized racial discrimination in the United States is alive and well."

-- Chris Hayes

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“To each there comes in their lifetime a special moment when they are figuratively tapped on the shoulder and offered the chance to do a very special thing, unique to them and fitted to their talents. What a tragedy if that moment finds them unprepared or unqualified for that which could have been their finest hour.”
“Japan's experience suggests the importance of assessing the sustainability of price stability over a fairly long period, which many central banks have emphasized in recent years.”
“Until the nineteen-seventies, Western countries paid little attention to corruption overseas, and bribery was seen as an unpleasant but necessary part of doing business there. In some European countries, businesses were even allowed to deduct bribes as an expense.”

Source : "Invisible Hand, Greased Palm" by James Surowiecki, www.newyorker.com. May 14, 2012.
“Leverage is the ability to apply positive pressure on yourself to follow through on your decisions even when it hurts.”
“Through love and sincerity continuously beautify your inner life in every way, by daily looking into the mirror of introspection.”
“Shaking hands with the Queen of England was a long way from being forced to sit in the colored section of the bus going into downtown Wilmington, North Carolina.”
“Come rain or shine I walk short distances rather than taking my car.”
“Everywhere I go, somebody is staring at me, I don't know if people are staring because they recognize me or because they think I'm a weirdo.”

Source : "Biography/ Personal Quotes". www.imdb.com.

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