"If we were to select the most intelligent, imaginative, energetic, and emotionally stable third of mankind, all races would be present."

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Source : Franz Boas (2014). “Anthropology and Modern Life (Routledge Revivals)”, p.75, Routledge

Franz Boas

#Intelligent Quotes #Equality Quotes #Race Quotes

“He that is rich is wise.”
“I reckon it's more of an external perspective that on some level you really can control and dictate how your career's going to go.”
“When God chooses to create somebody, he or she has an impact on other people's choices and it might be that they have an impact on their decisions to trust Christ or not.”
“The thing that most people didn't understand, if they weren't in his line if work, was that a rape victim and a victim of a fatal accident were both gone forever. The difference was that the rape victim still had to go through the motions of being alive.”

Source : Jodi Picoult (2006). “The Tenth Circle: A Novel”, p.84, Simon and Schuster
“Nothing goes on forever; if one could only remember that.”
“I think the economic logic behind dumping a load of toxic waste in the lowest wage country is impeccable and we should face up to it.”

Source : "Furor on Memo At World Bank". www.nytimes.com. February 7, 1992.
“MacGyver of course, that's probably my favorite show of all time, because it was a guy who was so, so smart and could use his wits, and his technical know-how could get him out of any situation. There's something about the adventurer aspect of that show that I loved, that he went on all these great missions and saved people without having to use guns or anything like that. And I think that show might even be coming back, too.”
“Forever is composed of NowsÂ— 'Tis not a different timeÂ— Except for InfinitenessÂ— And Latitude of Home”

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