"What we mean by integration is not to be with them (whites) but to have what they have."

-- Julian Bond

#Mean Quotes #Integration Quotes

“the prison system, inherently unjust and inhumane, is the ultimate expression of injustice and inhumanity in the society at large.”

Source : Jessica Mitford (1973). “Kind and usual punishment: the prison business”, Vintage
“It is not every man that can afford to go to Corinth.”
“Invest in a feather duster - the possibilities are endless.”
“I came back to Louisville after the Olympics with my shiny gold medal. Went into a luncheonette where black folks couldn't eat. Thought I'd put them on the spot. I sat down and asked for a meal. The Olympic champion wearing his gold medal. They said, "We don't serve ***** here." I said, "That's okay, I don't eat 'em." But they put me out in the street. So I went down to the river, the Ohio River, and threw my gold medal in it.”
“Girls are trained to say, â€˜I wrote this, but itâ€™s probably really stupid.â€™ Well, no, you wouldnâ€™t write a novel if you thought it was really stupid. Men are much more comfortable going, â€˜I wrote this book because I have a unique perspective that the world needs to hear.â€™ Girls are taught from the age of seven that if you get a compliment, you donâ€™t go, â€˜Thank youâ€™, you go, â€˜No, youâ€™re insane.”
“Writing a short story is like having a short intense affair, whereas writing a novel is like a long rich marriage.”
“Everybody is ignorant, only on different subjects.”
“I've been ripped for being too sensitive, but I do think people need to walk in another person's shoes before they accuse them of being too sensitive.”

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