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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Talent perceives differences; genius, unity.
William Butler Yeats
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How I wish we lived in a time when laws were not necessary to safeguard us from discrimination.
Barbra Streisand
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For many older Americans who identify as lesbian, gay, bisexual, or transgender, a lifetime of discrimination has undermined their right to a retirement with dignity.
Ted Deutch
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We’re going to foment our own revolution. So I say to the women out there in America, let’s keep this fight going! Put on your lipstick, square your shoulders, suit up, and let’s fight for a new American revolution where women are paid equal pay for equal work, and let’s end wage discrimination in this century once and for all!
Barbara Mikulski
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Discrimination has a lot of layers that make it tough for minorities to get a leg up.
Bill Gates
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I had met far more discrimination because I am a woman than because I am black.
Shirley Chisholm
