"I have a lot of African-American friends."

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Source : "South Dakota Senate Candidate Boasted of “African American Friends,” Mulled Run for DC Mayor" by Tim Murphy, www.motherjones.com. October 13, 2014.

Larry Pressler

#African American Quotes

“A man will be imprisoned in a room with a door that's unlocked and opens inwards; as long as it does not occur to him to pull rather than push.”

Source : "Culture and Value" by Ludwig Wittgenstein, translated by Peter Winch, (p. 42e), 1980.
“The media doesn't need a conscience; people need consciences.”

Source : Interview with Ana Marie Cox, www.motherjones.com. May/June 1999.
“The liberty that remains to us is essentially the freedom to choose among brands A, B, and C.”

Source : John Zerzan (2002). “Running on Emptiness: The Pathology of Civilisation”
“mixing comes natural. i just ought to. not am i mixed to perfection, i have aptitude for art and colors.”
“It has always been thought perfectly womanly to be a scrub- woman in the Legislature and to take care of the spittoons; that is entirely within the charmed circle of woman's sphere; but for women to occupy any of those official seats would be degrading.”
“You see, Africa makes a fool of our idea of justice. It makes a farce of our idea of equality. It mocks our pieties. It doubts our concern. It questions our commitment. Because there is no way we can look at what's happening in Africa, and if we're honest, conclude that it would ever be allowed to happen anywhere else.”
“It's very hard to be an innovator at the highest level in any discipline. For some chefs it's merely about combining ingredients, but that's something you can do with your eyes closed.”
“When I'm painting and drawing I only do people. Acting is obviously portraiture - and writing is as well.”

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