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In the locker room, and when I'm with my friends, we use racial slurs... What I do with my black friends is not up to white America to dictate to me what's appropriate and inappropriate. ”
The economy of human time is the next advantage of machinery in manufactures. ”
Lincoln was a supreme politician. He understood politics because he understood human nature. ”
The study of history reveals that human progress has not been continuous and regular, but intermittent and spasmodic, often depending upon apparently accidental causes. It is difficult to get a cross-section view of society at any given stage. ”
If people are informed they will do the right thing. It's when they are not informed that they become hostages to prejudice. ”
I don't mind have an uncomfortable conversation if those uncomfortable conversations can lead to a bigger dialogue and help us get to a better understanding of whatever it is we are discussing. ”
I love when white people use their privilege to combat prejudice. ”
You can love somebody through anything when they're your child, and now that I understand that, it makes me work better with people; it makes me more understanding of how much dedication and love I can put into each line. There's no throwaway lines. ”
I think it's very important for America that we're represented as promoters of peace, love, and understanding. ”
I go broke a lot... I go broke a lot because I have this understanding that whatever I put out there, if I really am doing what's right, it's going to be rewarding, you know? ”