"I have privileges even in comparison to a Palestinian Israeli because Palestinian Israelis who live permanently in Ramallah risk their status, not as citizens but as residents. They might lose their social rights if they move to Ramallah. But I won't, so I live with privileges. That notion is very difficult for me as a child who was raised in a left-wing family, a family of people who suffered discrimination as Jews abroad. The notion that I am so privileged is disgusting. But this is what it means to live in a white society. You are white, so you are privileged."

Source : Source: www.guernicamag.com

Amira Hass

#Children Quotes #Moving Quotes #Mean Quotes

“Most of all, what I've learned is I need to share what it is that I know. And it's the whole reason I've done what I've done for as long as I've done it. It's that I'm able to use what I know in order to help someone else grow. And that's exactly what happened on Sisterhood of Hip Hop.”

Source : "MC Lyte’s Current Mission Is To Educate The Next Generation Of Hip-Hop Leaders". Blograma.com Interview, www.blogarama.com. August 23, 2016.
“The word 'definition' has come to have a dangerously reassuring sound, owing no doubt to its frequent occurrence in logical and mathematical writings.”
“Tibby was shaking her head. "What?" Bailey asked. "Nothing. Just that you suprise me every day," Tibby said. Bailey smiled at her. "I like that you let yourself be suprised.”
“Each of us must work for his own improvement, and at the same time share a general responsibility for all humanity.”

Source : Marie Curie (2013). “Pierre Curie: With Autobiographical Notes by Marie Curie”, p.83, Courier Corporation
“You don't want to raise a kid in a culture where the kid who asks the most questions is annoying. You want a culture where the kid who asks the most questions gets awards and gets another piece of cake.”
“Nothing trains you better to write fiction than being really good at writing about your own interiority.”

Source : Source: www.interviewmagazine.com
“The father is the sun, the mother is the moon and the light they mutually shed on their kids makes them bright stars against a very dark night.”
“Watch out for the medallion, my diamonds are reckless, Feels like a midget is hangin from my necklace!”

Source : Song: Stand Up

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