"A white person was by definition somebody. Other people needed, across their hearts, one steel rib."

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Gish Jen

#Heart Quotes #White Quotes #Racism Quotes

“To be happy, one must have a good stomach and a bad heart.”
“The revolution is now just a sentiment.”
“Wicksell's old-fashioned liberalism is reminiscent of John Maynard Keynes' attitude toward conscription during World War I. Keynes opposed conscription, but he was not a pacifist. He opposed conscription because it deprived the citizen of the right to decide for himself whether or not to join in the fight. Keynes was exempt as a civil servant from conscription; so there is no need to question his sincerity. Apparently his belief in the rights of the individual against a majority of his compatriots was very strong indeed.”

Source : Mancur OLSON (2009). “The Logic of Collective Action”, p.90, Harvard University Press
“I'd rather lose my own money than someone else's.”
“The perverseness of my fate is such that he's not mine because he's mine too much.”
“My first modeling job in Paris, the photographer said, 'Tue es belle,' which means, 'you are pretty,' and I thought he said, 'Tu es poubelle,' which means, 'you are the trash can.' I burst into tears. He was not happy about that.”
“I can't imagine anybody disagrees with President Trump when he says, if we don't take care of our veterans, who are we really as a nation?”
“We need to organize and figure out our own voice as a bloc and stop doubting ourselves.”

Source : Source: www.glamour.com

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