#sid

That image of the countryside being a threatening place still exists. People continue to resist the challenge of learning about aspects of life they don't understand. ↗

— Mary Wesley

#aspects #being #challenge #continue #countryside

I don't look to a man to get pride in myself. It's not about having a black president, it's about having a good president, and I think that's the most important thing. ↗

— Allen West

#black #get #good #having #i

For far too long we've allowed the other side to paint us as racist, as sexist, inhumane war mongers - well, today as a conservative black Republican and former solider, I'm here to set that record straight. ↗

— Allen West

#black #conservative #far #former #here

I ruptured my plantaris muscle. It runs through the calf and goes down the side of your achilles and stretches right to the heel. ↗

— Lee Westwood

#calf #down #goes #heel #i

There is a noble and a base side to every history. ↗

— Thomas Wentworth

#every #history #noble #side

I can play a man who's despicable. But I'll still look inside him to find a point of connection. If I can find that kernel, audiences will relate to me. ↗

— Forest Whitaker

#connection #despicable #find #him #i

We need to put strong Democratic pressure on President Obama in the name of poor and working people. ↗

— Cornel West

#name #need #obama #people #poor

Every president needs to deal with the permanent government of the country, and the permanent government of the country is Wall Street oligarchs and corporate plutocrats and the questions becomes what is the relationship between that president and Wall Street. ↗

— Cornel West

#between #corporate #country #deal #every

I am excited to have a black president because white supremacy is real and it needs to be shattered. ↗

— Cornel West

#because #black #excited #i #i am

I'm not saying that President Obama should be exempt from criticism, nor do I believe it is some act of racial treason for a black person to hold our president accountable for his actions. ↗

— Cornel West

#act #actions #believe #black #criticism