#sit

They have the ability to take a person's freedom from them. On certain situations, they have the ability to take a person's reputation. And under certain circumstances, they have the authority to take a person's life. ↗

— Daryl Gates

#authority #certain #circumstances #freedom #freedom from

But you see, our society is still trapped in this binary, black/white logic and that has had some very positive implications for our generation. It's had some very negative ones as well and one of the negative ones is that it creates enormous identity problems for people who have one black ancestor and all white ancestors for example. ↗

— Henry Louis Gates

#binary #black #creates #enormous #example

Fortunately, in President Obama, the child of an African and an American, we finally have a leader who is uniquely positioned to bridge the great reparations divide. ↗

— Henry Louis Gates

#american #bridge #child #divide #finally

When you sit down and focus on the matches and series that took place during the 12 month period it strikes you just how broad the talent pool is in international cricket is today. ↗

— Sunil Gavaskar

#cricket #down #during #focus #how

When the fabric of the universe becomes unknown, it is the duty of the university to produce weavers. ↗

— Gordon Gee

#duty #fabric #produce #universe #university

Has feminism made us all more conscious? I think it has. Feminist critiques of anthropological masculine bias have been quite important, and they have increased my sensitivity to that kind of issue. ↗

— Clifford Geertz

#bias #conscious #feminism #feminist #i

I don't think things are moving toward an omega point; I think they're moving toward more diversity. ↗

— Clifford Geertz

#i #i think #more #moving #point

I think the American university system still seems to be the best system in the world. ↗

— Clifford Geertz

#best #i #i think #seems #still

The recognition that things that are not sustainable will eventually come to an end does not give us much of a guide to whether the transition will be calm or exciting. ↗

— Timothy Geithner

#come #does #end #eventually #exciting

The government can help, but we need to make this transition now to a recovery led by private investment, private. ↗

— Timothy Geithner

#help #investment #led #make #need