#rue

Gentleness is the antidote for cruelty. ↗

— Phaedrus

#cruelty #gentleness

If half-black Barack Obama had decided years ago to call himself white - which his genes certainly entitled him to do - his story would have carried very different meaning. If millions of part-black people had followed him into whiteness, then the N.A.A.C.P. would be in true crisis. ↗

— Eric Liu

#barack #barack obama #call #carried #certainly

What we should celebrate more than diversity is what we do with it. How do we bring everyone in the tent and create something together? In a twenty-first century way that activates our true potential, we all need to become sworn-again. ↗

— Eric Liu

#bring #celebrate #century #create #diversity

I had heard so much negative talk about our generation, that we're slackers and young fogies, that I knew wasn't true of the people I know. ↗

— Eric Liu

#generation #had #heard #i #knew

True fans of the Constitution, like true fans of the national pastime, acknowledge the critical role of human judgment in making tough calls. We don't expect flawless interpretation. We expect good faith. We demand honesty. ↗

— Eric Liu

#calls #constitution #critical #critical role #demand

True Americanism is opposed utterly to any political divisions resting on race and religion. ↗

— Henry Cabot Lodge

#any #divisions #opposed #political #race

You know, me winning two gold medals, going for a third one, that's nice. But being there with Mark and my sister, and my brother being the coach, it's a dream come true. It's going to be awesome. ↗

— Diana Lopez

#being #being there #brother #coach #come

But the true feminist deals out of a lesbian consciousness whether or not she ever sleeps with women. ↗

— Audre Lorde

#deals #ever #feminist #lesbian #out

The bond with a true dog is as lasting as the ties of this earth will ever be. ↗

— Konrad Lorenz

#dog #earth #ever #lasting #ties

It is a great advantage for a system of philosophy to be substantially true. ↗

— Sophia Loren

#great #great advantage #philosophy #substantially #system