Shirley Chisholm (Shirley Anita Chisholm) Quotes
I had met far more discrimination because I am a woman than because I am black.
Shirley Chisholm
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When the family dies, the nation follows.
Mark Steyn
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When the great Tao is forgotten, goodness and piety appear. When the body's intelligence declines, cleverness and knowledge step forth. When there is no peace in the family, filial piety begins. When the country falls into chaos, patriotism is born.
Lao Tzu
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So many believe that it is love that grows, but it is the knowing that grows and love simply expands to contain it.
William P. Young
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Every ruler must remember three things. Firstly, that he rules man; secondly, that he rules according to law, and thirdly, that he does not rule for ever.
Agathon
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It could have been me. And just the hope and prayers that, you know, if, if the shoes were switched, that you know, Laci would do the same thing for me.
Amber Frey
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I prefer my oysters fried; that way I know my oysters died.
Roy Blount, Jr.
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You're playing or you're not playing. If you're playing, so just shut up and play.
Marat Safin
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I've been very ill. You just have to trust the Lord.
Tammy Faye Bakker
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Doctor MacKenzie says "Sometimes I think the Victorians had the right idea. When you lost a family member back then you were suppose to be in full mourning, dress in nothing but black, for a whole year. Then you went into something they called 'half mourning' for another full year, adn during those two years, you were pretty much expected to have emotional breakdowns, you could do it whenever you felt you needed to, and everybody would support you. Now?, A month after a tragedy, maybe two, and you're expected to be all better-or down pills so you can pretend you are.
Mercedes Lackey
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A good many people voted for Barack Obama, and I'm not only talking about the black vote. A lot of people voted for Obama because of our history of racial discrimination in this country.
Nat Hentoff
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Emil was already familiar with those people who always say, “Goodness, everything was better in the old days.” And he no longer listened when people told him that in the old days the air was cleaner or that cows had bigger heads. Because it usually wasn’t true. Those people simply wanted to be dissatisfied, because otherwise they would have to be satisfied.
Erich Kastner
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I had met far more discrimination because I am a woman than because I am black.
Shirley Chisholm
