"A minority is only thought of as a minority when it constitutes some kind of threat to the majority, real or imaginary. And no threat is ever quite imaginary."

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Source : Christopher Isherwood, Don Bachardy, James P. White (1989). “Where Joy Resides: An Isherwood Reader”, Vintage

Christopher Isherwood

#Real Quotes #Majority Quotes #Minorities Quotes

“You need bruises to know blessings and I have known both.”
“Often you will end up loving the new things you try and even if you don't love it, you've given yourself a new experience.”
“It's not for Triple S to protect us, it is us protecting Triple S.”
“Get comfortable being uncomfortable, that's how you break the plateau and reach the next level.”
“I went into college undeclared. I had no idea what I wanted to do, but I knew that music was obviously this central big important thing in my life that I was gonna keep doing.”
“I like anything that's edible...”
“The Possibilities in racing tactics are almost unlimited, as in a game of chess, for every move there is a counter, for every attack there is a defense.... The runner's greatest asset, apart from essential fitness of body, is a cool and calculating brain allied to confidence and courage. Above all, he must have a will to win.”
“The worst thing is the world is a defensive my-kid-can't-do-anything-wrong parent.”

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