"Racism is so universal in this country, so widespread and deepseated, that it is invisible because it is so normal."

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Source : Shirley Chisholm (2010). “Unbought and Unbossed: Expanded 40th Anniversary Edition”, p.147, Take Root Media

Shirley Chisholm

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“The world was my oyster but I used the wrong fork.”
“I would hate to be on a plane every day.”

Source : "The forgotten supermodel" by Emine Saner, www.theguardian.com. January 14, 2009.
“I know that I am my worst critic. I know that if I can walk away from the set at the end of the day and feel that I did the best job I could and feel proud, that's what will satisfy me.”
“Miller didn't write Death of a Salesman. He released it. It was there inside him, waiting to be turned loose. That's the measure of its merit.”
“Men=earthbound creatures, living in communities, endowed with common sense,Â sensus communis, a community sense; not autonomous, needing each otherâ€™s company even for thinking (â€œfreedom of the penâ€)=first part of theÂ Critique of Judgment:Â aesthetic judgment.”
“Real leadership is leaders recognizing that they serve the people that they lead.”
“However, there's nothing more inspiring than a company that does solve problems and those problems are captured as part of a larger story.”
“When we use the word domestic [terrorism], we discount its actual impact as political terrorism, which is, of course, political violence meant to impact an audience outside of the immediate victims.”

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