#thin

Well, certainly one of the ironies of the success of affirmative action is that the middle class within the black community no longer lives within 'black community' by and large. ↗

— Henry Louis Gates

#affirmative #affirmative action #black #black community #certainly

What people forget is that the most radical thing about Obama is that he was the first black man in history to imagine that he could become president, who was able to make other Americans believe it as well. Other than that, he is a centrist, just like I try to be. He's been bridging divisions his whole life. ↗

— Henry Louis Gates

#about #become #been #believe #black

But we also believe in taking risks, because that's how you move things along. ↗

— Melinda Gates

#also #because #believe #how #move

Having children made us look differently at all these things that we take for granted, like taking your child to get a vaccine against measles or polio. ↗

— Melinda Gates

#child #children #differently #get #granted

I think the Americans need to understand that a lot of times the children are bored in school, and that is why they are not staying in. ↗

— Melinda Gates

#children #i #i think #lot #need

You see me, I wanted to be fashion designer. I became fashion designer. So I think that everything is possible. ↗

— Jean Paul Gaultier

#designer #everything #fashion #fashion designer #i

I start each collection thinking how I can refresh my classics. ↗

— Jean Paul Gaultier

#collection #each #how #i #i can

I'm still astounded by some people's reaction to things I consider quite normal. ↗

— Jean Paul Gaultier

#consider #i #normal #people #quite

My clothes have always been expensive. Even though I have had a few lower-priced lines over the years, little by little everything I do tends toward the luxury market. ↗

— Jean Paul Gaultier

#been #clothes #even #everything #expensive

People are fed up with something when it becomes more and more popular. ↗

— Jean Paul Gaultier

#fed #fed up #more #more and more #people