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The historical basis for the gap between the black middle class and underclass shows that ending discrimination, by itself, would not eradicate black poverty and dysfunction. We also need intervention to promulgate a middle-class ethic of success among the poor, while expanding opportunities for economic betterment. ↗

— Henry Louis Gates

#among #basis #betterment #between #black

At the same time, new concepts and abstractions flow into the picture, taking up the task of describing the universe without reference to such time or space - abstractions for which our language lacks adequate terms. ↗

— Benjamin Whorf

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The thing we call critics are not really reviewers, they are not really critics. They don't have the discipline to write what we would term as critique - it's really just reviewers. They have a common man kind of taste. If you watch them overall, they are not different from the box-office. That's my view. ↗

— Ang Lee

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What we actually learn, from any given set of circumstances, determines whether we become increasingly powerless or more powerful. ↗

— Blaine Lee

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The realistic value of a work is completely independent of its properties in terms of content. ↗

— Fernand Leger

#content #independent #properties #realistic #terms

In terms of the technology I use the most, it's probably a tie between my Blackberry and my MacBook Pro laptop. That's how I communicate with the rest of the world and how I handle all the business I have to handle. ↗

— John Legend

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Charity is a fine thing if it's meeting a gap where needs must be met and there are no other resources. But in the long term we need to support people into helping themselves. ↗

— Annie Lennox

#fine #fine thing #gap #helping #into

Feminism is a word that I identify with. The term has become synonymous with vitriolic man-hating but it needs to come back to a place where both men and women can embrace it. It is particularly important for women in developing countries. ↗

— Annie Lennox

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Socialism is practical, in the best sense of the term; a living, vital force of inestimable value to society. ↗

— Daniel De Leon

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I don't think in terms of optimism and pessimism when writing a story. I am telling a story. ↗

— Doris Lessing

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