#spite

Despite the amazing diversity we're blessed with in this country, schools are still in large part segregated because of economic disparity. Sports are one of the few areas where kids are really given the opportunity to interact with those of different races and religions. ↗

— Steve Kerr

#areas #because #blessed #country #despite

The fact is that racism, despite all the doomsayers, has diminished. ↗

— Constance Baker Motley

#diminished #fact #racism

Those of us who actually were working in the region at the time will point out how strongly committed we were to supporting the democratic process and encouraging elections, in spite of the fact that a war was going on in several of these countries. ↗

— John Negroponte

#committed #countries #democratic #democratic process #elections

Things in our country run in spite of government, not by aid of it. ↗

— Will Rogers

#country #government #our #run #spite

What is so remarkable about the success of affirmative action is that it has been accomplished despite the Justice Department and the policies of the federal government. ↗

— Harold Washington

#accomplished #action #affirmative #affirmative action #been

I understood why she did it. At that moment I knew why people tagged graffiti on the walls of neat little houses and scratched the paint on new cars and beat up well-tended children. It was only natural to want to destroy something you could never have. ↗

— Janet Fitch

#nature

A sign of power in a man is not only when people follow what he suggests, but also when people make a conscious effort to do the exact opposite of what he suggests. ↗

— Criss Jami

#conscious #control #controlled #effort #envy