Jane Elliott Quotes
When you say to a person of colour, 'When I see you, I don't see you Black; I just see everybody the same' think about that. You don't have the right to say to a person, 'I do not see you as you are; I want to see you as I would be more comfortable seeing you.'
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I'm not an aggressive person at all. But I know how to fight.
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There's the person that's the addict, and then there's the person that's who you are.
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A person's life is of their own making, and I take full responsibility for mine.
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If I have caused just one person to wipe away a tear of laughter, that's my reward.
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For every person that doesn't like you, there's gonna be somebody who does.
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Perhaps it is impossible for a person who does no good to do no harm.
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The best effort of a fine person is felt after we have left their presence.
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I'm a family guy, so I would love to have a family; I would love to find that perfect person to have a family with.
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I thought Sarah Palin was the ultimate expression of comic outrageousness in a person.
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I'm just a person who forgives and forgets. I have a hard time holding grudges.
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It's not even race; it's a certain type of person that gets 'Pootie Tang.'
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I'm a really heavy sleeper. When I wake up I'm a terrible morning person.
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Any concept of one person being superior to another can lead to racism.
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I felt that Balanchine was my father towards me. He was the person I most admired and looked up to.
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He who calls a person a fascist for opposing independence is not only wrong but putting themselves on the same level as those who call us Nazis for wanting independence.
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I'm a very competitive person.
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I am an ordinary person.
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I'm not cool at all. I'm the least cool person I know.
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I'm the kind of person who always wants more.
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She could make more phone calls in a day than any human being I ever worked with, ... She always could outwork any young person. She pushed like there was no tomorrow.
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I don't spend any time at all thinking about my personal wealth. I suppose if I had nothing, I might think, 'I have nothing.'
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Daring ideas are like chessmen moved forward; they may be beaten, but they may start a winning game.
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When you say to a person of colour, 'When I see you, I don't see you Black; I just see everybody the same' think about that. You don't have the right to say to a person, 'I do not see you as you are; I want to see you as I would be more comfortable seeing you.'
