"Class certainly loomed large in Katrina's aftermath. Blacks of means escaped the tragedy; blacks without them suffered and died. In reality, it is how race and class interact that made the situation for the poor so horrible on the Gulf Coast. The rigid caste system that punishes poor blacks and other minorities also targets poor whites."

-- Michael Eric Dyson

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“I believe in the imagination. What I cannot see is infinitely more important than what I can see.”
“He [the golfer] must have the courage to keep trying in the face of ill luck or disappointment, and timidity to appreciate and appraise the dangers of each stroke, and to curb the desire to take chances beyond reasonable hope of success.”
“Stress is a form of suffering, but it is accepted as normal. And it is normal in our world.”
“Just keep it simple. When you over-think what you're wearing, that's when wardrobe malfunctions tend to happen.”
“Everyone must find a capacity in which they can serve, because we all benefit from society.”
“It is enough for the evil people to succeed, for the good people to do nothing.”
“You touch the world even if you do not want it to touch you. -Leona Montgomery”
“With Google I'm starting to burn out on knowing the answer to everything. People in the year 2020 are going to be nostalgic for the sensation of feeling clueless.”

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