"To some extent we are all the prisoners of stereotypes; we see each other in terms of distorted and oversimplified images. Better communication in the realm of ideas, of the arts, and of science can help refashion these false images. And by seeing more clearly we may act more wisely."

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Source : Chester Bowles (1962). “The Conscience of a Liberal”

Chester Bowles

#Art Quotes #Communication Quotes #Ideas Quotes

“The effect on the planet of having one child less is an order of magnitude greater than all these other things we might do, such as switching off lights. The greatest thing anyone in Britain could do to help the future of the planet would be to have one less child.”
“Science makes no pretension to eternal truth or absolute truth.”

Source : Eric Temple Bell (1988). “Mathematics, queen and servant of science”, Tempus Books
“The capitalist system of coordination by trade seems to be largely populated by indigestible lumps of socialism called corporations”
“Remember, it's not what you do but that you do something that matters.”
“Photographs need to demand the viewer's attention, often implicitly, posing questions as to the nature of what is being depicted. Photographs are not there to show us the world, but to show us a version of what may be happening.”

Source : Source: www.motherjones.com
“A true leader doesn't lead to gain power. They lead to empower and give power away.”
“My mother was a librarian, and she worked at the Black Resource Center in South Central Los Angeles and would call me to tell me stories that she read about that were interesting to her.”

Source : "Karyn Parsons’ Mission To Share The Untold Stories Of Black History Heroes". Interview with Jessica Dickerson, www.huffingtonpost.com. July 1, 2014.
“We're given second chances every day of our life. We don't usually take them, but they're there for the taking.”

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