Quotes of: Black-america Keyword

We knew no one man had killed the prophet. Rather, the combined weight of racism and an absence of moral courage had crushed him. A constitution ignored, laws denied, these were the weapons. America pulled the trigger.

Migrations of the Heart

The people who lead us are of us. We put them in office and we can take them out. America proves that the people can govern themselves.

My Country 'Tis of Thee

A year ago he had been in America. Two years ago he had been straight. Tonight he was underground, with the remains of the bogey man, lit by the torches of the children who had killed him.

Necessary Errors

As my father always used to tell me, 'You see, son, there's always someone in the world worse off than you.' And I always used to think, 'So?

The Lost Continent: Travels in Small Town America

Unlike most politicians who follow their audience, (Robert) Kennedy tried to lead his.

The Last Campaign: Robert F. Kennedy and 82 Days That Inspired America

Reagan understood an important distinction that (Lyndon) Johnson never grasped: being in control and being successful aren't always the same thing.

Landslide: LBJ and Ronald Reagan at the Dawn of a New America

How many senators have taken their conception of what America can do from what they’ve seen on the American movie screen?

In the Light of What We Know: A Novel

In America, writers are afforded the freedom to express themselves in unlimited manners. Creative liberty is a privilege.

The Lost Library: Gay Fiction Rediscovered

America pays defense contractors to build aircraft carriers. Google pays brilliant programmers to do whatever the hell they want.

Mr. Penumbra's 24-Hour Bookstore

Like so many substantial citizens of America, he had married young and kept on marrying, springing from blonde to blonde like the chamois of the Alps leaping from crag to crag.

Summer Moonshine

Every one is expected to look out for himself here. I fancy that there would be very little rising if men were expected to rise for the sake of others, in America.

A Traveler from Altruria

We value virtue but do not discuss it. The honest bookkeeper, the faithful wife, the earnest scholar get little of our attention compared to the embezzler, the tramp, the cheat.

Travels with Charley: In Search of America

How you approach birth is intimately connected with how you approach life

The Pregnancy Book: A Month-By-Month Guide Tag: Everythg. You Need to Know from America'S..

Discrimination against nonwhites will not be tolerated. Discrimination against whites is fine-as long as the discrimination is done in the name of nondiscrimination.

Paved with Good Intentions: The Failure of Race Relations in Contemporary America

Until the Second Coming, sin will remain a part of earthly existence. And as long as there is sin, there will be suffering and pain. But suffering by persecution is not a sine qua non of the church. If it is, there are few if any true churches in Nor...

Postmillennialism

Either you go to America with Mrs. Van Hopper or you come home to Manderley with me." "Do you mean you want a secretary or something?" "No, I'm asking you to marry me, you little fool.

Rebecca

In America, it is reported by some sources that there were more domestic violence related murders in the home than the 58,000 Americans soldiers killed in the entire Vietnam War

Torn From the Inside Out

Growing up, I used to use and apple instead of a baseball. It was just more fun to hit, and a healthier and better tasting snack than America’s favorite pastime.

This Book is Not FOR SALE

What these men represented was not 'The West' but what was for this century a relatively new kind of monied class in America, a group devoid of social responsibilities because their ties to any one place had been so attenuated.

Vintage Didion

It is the socially determined norms and traditions of gender roles, which must be challenged, and challenged with vigor. In nearly all countries, including America, the truth is that women have a low social status, and are considered inferior.

Voice of Reason

Still, as much as I had experienced, there was more waiting to be found. I had started out with a feeling of burning dullness and desperation. Now I was filled with a thrill and expectation of new discovery.

A Walk Across America