#minor

Our nation's oldest sin and deepest crime is the isolation of minority children - black children, in particular - in schools that are not only segregated but shamefully unequal. ↗

— Jonathan Kozol

#children #crime #deepest #isolation #minority

Disenchantment, whether it is a minor disappointment or a major shock, is the signal that things are moving into transition in our lives. ↗

— William Throsby Bridges

#disenchantment #into #lives #major #minor

I am now completing research supported by NSF and NEH that is mapping changes in the English language through all of North America, for both mainstream and minority communities. ↗

— William Labov

#america #both #changes #communities #completing

I always say to women, 'Take advantage of the fact that you're in the minority, don't see it as a disadvantage. You're that much more unique when there's fewer of you.' ↗

— Carol Leifer

#always #disadvantage #fact #fewer #i

Propelled by freedom of faith, gender equality and economic justice for all, India will become a modern nation. Minor blemishes cannot cloak the fact that India is becoming such a modern nation: no faith is in danger in our country, and the continuing commitment to gender equality is one of the great narratives of our times. ↗

— Pranab Mukherjee

#becoming #cannot #cloak #commitment #continuing

Many are called but few are chosen. There are sayings of Christ which suggest that the Church he came to establish will always be a minority affair. ↗

— Edward Norman

#always #called #came #chosen #christ

I'm drawn to furniture design as complete architecture on a minor scale. ↗

— Brad Pitt

#complete #design #drawn #furniture #i

It's a great day in America when white people, black people and Latinos can all come together and pick on another minority. ↗

— George Lopez

#another #black #come #day #great

I would argue that we have a generation of young people, particularly minorities, who are no longer putting up with the kinds of things their parents put up with. They're much more self-confident. It's no longer acceptable to make fun of people because of race or sex. But it has always been present in American society. ↗

— Donna Shalala

#always #american #american society #argue #because

The test of courage comes when we are in the minority. The test of tolerance comes when we are in the majority. ↗

— Ralph W. Sockman

#courage #majority #minority #test #tolerance