#american

An important aspect of the current situation is the strong social reaction against suggestions that the home language of African American children be used in the first steps of learning to read and write. ↗

— William Labov

#african american #against #american #american children #aspect

I think the most important factor in getting out of the recession actually is just the regenerative capacity of - of American capitalism. ↗

— Warren Buffett

#american #capacity #capitalism #factor #getting

It was OK for the media to pursue Former President Clinton year after year for lying about a private, consensual sexual affair, but we have five justices who committed one of the biggest crimes in American History, and it ceased to be a big story. ↗

— Vincent Bugliosi

#affair #after #american #american history #big

African American children can't be educationally disadvantaged for 12 years and then experience a miracle cure when it comes time for admission into college. ↗

— Chaka Fattah

#african #african american #american #american children #children

This is the kind of paradox, I think, of what it is to be a halfway intelligent American right now, and probably also a Western European, is that there are things we know are right, and good, and would be better for us to do, but constantly it's like "Yeah, but, you know, it's so much funnier and nicer to go do something else." and "Who cares?" and "It's all bullshit anyway. ↗

— David Foster Wallace

#apathy #boredom #bullshit #europeans #goodness

We can't afford to sacrifice another generation of American children to bureaucratic politics. We've got to get it done. The future, the health, the life - our nation depends on it and it's just foolish to think or act otherwise. ↗

— LeVar Burton

#afford #american #american children #another #bureaucratic

Currently, more than 4.7 million African Americans receive Social Security benefits, and nearly 8 million people with disabilities depend on Social Security for their daily sustenance. ↗

— Chaka Fattah

#african americans #benefits #currently #daily #depend

The threat of terrorism is not stronger than the will of the American people. ↗

— Chaka Fattah

#american people #people #stronger #terrorism #than

In terms of weapons, the best disarmament tool so far is nuclear energy. We have been taking down the Russian warheads, turning it into electricity. 10 percent of American electricity comes from decommissioned warheads. ↗

— Stewart Brand

#been #best #comes #disarmament #down

I was outraged to learn that the president wanted to outsource operations at some American ports to the United Arab Emirates. ↗

— Francine Busby

#arab #emirates #i #learn #operations