"Affirmative action has been generally cast in terms of race. I think women themselves are not as cognizant of the role affirmative action has played in opening the doors for women."

-- Faye Wattleton

#Thinking Quotes #Race Quotes #Doors Quotes

“One of the first principles of perseverance is to know when to stop persevering.”

Source : Carolyn Wells (1937). “The Rest of My Life”
“Early in April, as I was vigorously hoeing in a corner, I unearthed a huge toad, to my perfect delight and satisfaction; he had lived all winter, he had doubtless fed on slugs all the autumn. I could have kissed him on the spot.”

Source : Celia Thaxter (2008). “An Island Garden”, p.56, Applewood Books
“For all those who are interested in the spiritual, emotional, intellectual, esthetic, historical or any other aspects of our dance art... It is high time that our universities had faculties for dance, giving the art its due place in the academic world.”
“Iâ€™ve learned that possibly the greatest detractor from high performance is fear: fear that you are not prepared, fear that you are in over your head, fear that you are not worthy, and ultimately, fear of failure. If you can eliminate that fearâ€”not through arrogance or just wishing difficulties away, but through hard work and preparationâ€”you will put yourself in an incredibly powerful position to take on the challenges you face.”
“You know, the Philistines have long since discarded the rack and stake as a means of suppressing the opinions they feared: they've discovered a much more deadly weapon of destruction -- the wisecrack.”
“Some situations are so hopeless when you look at them from the outside you say, Why are they still married?”

Source : "Biography/Personal Quotes". www.imdb.com.
“Being from a classical environment, I've always been provoked by classical musicians thinking that classical music is so much greater art than pop. I've always been annoyed by that.”
“That ‘hundreds and hundreds’ was taken totally out of context. When I was making a point to this person, I was making a point that over my 31 years in the National Football League I’ve seen a lot of changes. There were hundreds and hundreds of things over those years that I’ve seen that have gotten better. Domestic violence is one of those.”

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