"I think that the kinds of stereotypes that people have about Haitians or about HIV sufferers exist because we don't realize that these are our brothers, our sisters, our aunts and uncles, our neighbors. They are us. And I don't mean that in some metaphorical sense. They are literally us."

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Source : Source: www.guernicamag.com

Kwame Dawes

#Brother Quotes #Uncles Quotes #Mean Quotes

“I abhor 'baby talk.' I speak to kids like I would any other person, and they seem to respond to it.”
“Does what's happened keep you from acting with justice, generosity, self-control, sanity, prudence, honesty, humility, straightforward ness, and all other qualities that allow a person's nature to fulfill itself? So remember this principle when something threatens to cause you pain: the thing itself was no misfortune at all; to endure it and prevail is great good fortune.”
“The truth is that things were already going so poorly for me that nothing surprised me anymore. But then the BKA sent 20 agents to search my house.”
“How do you say 'bring me sausage and eggs or I'll slit your throat' in Italian?" "Look it up in the phrase book.”
“Make your best thoughts into action.”
“I think my strongest suit is comedy. I certainly have limits in other areas.”
“There are many truths of which the full meaning cannot be realized until personal experience has brought it home.”

Source : John Stuart Mill, Jeremy Bentham, John Troyer (2003). “The Classical Utilitarians: Bentham and Mill”, p.183, Hackett Publishing
“Small businesses are the lifeblood of our economy.”

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