"I have tremendous confidence in the capacity of the poor to transform not only their own lives but also to build a just, humane, and democratic society."

-- Ruth Manorama

#Society Quotes #Poor Quotes #Capacity Quotes

“Infinite growth of material consumption in a finite world is an impossibility.”

Source : E.F. Schumacher (1975). “Small is Beautiful”
“Normal Heart' was my most transcendent moment as an actor.”
“He said that black sheeps express everyone else's anger and pain. It's not that they have all the anger and pain-they're just the only ones who let it out. Then the other people don't have to.”
“What better metaphor for the subliminal state than capitalism? This whole notion that you're trying to do good and make things good for the world, but at the same time the reality is that you have to eat other people to end up on top.”
“I'm addicted to directing!”

Source : Source: collider.com
“The men flyers have given out the impression that aeroplaning is very perilous work, something that an ordinary mortal should not dream of attempting. But when I saw how easily the man flyers manipulated their machines I said I could fly.”
“If I had hit it like I wanted to I'd have holed it.”
“Some white people are so accustomed to operating at a competitive advantage that when the playing field is level, they feel handicapped.”

Source : Nathan McCall (2011). “Makes Me Wanna Holler: A Young Black Man in America”, p.352, Vintage

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