The fact is that in too many parts of our country, we still have discrimination. And affirmative action is not just something… — John F. Kerry Copy Share Image
Without application of the mind; there is no drive for taking affirmative action. — Joseph Mercado Copy Share Image
Affirmative action was designed to recognize the uniquely difficult journey of African-Americans. This policy was justifiable and understandable, even to those who… — Jim Webb Copy Share Image
I read American sagas (of the west) and I do not see people who went in search of material things. I see… — Alan Keyes Copy Share Image
The need of black conservatives to gain the respect of their white peers deeply shapes certain elements of their conservatism. In this… — Cornel West Copy Share Image
My decision was sparked by affirmative action. There was a point in my life when affirmative action would have meant something to… — Richard Rodriguez Copy Share Image
Who knows what Yale thought it was getting when it hired Richard Rodriguez? The people who offered me the job thought there… — Richard Rodriguez Copy Share Image
Donald Trump has done more for getting people to understand the importance of public policy that respond to public needs in an… — Barney Frank Copy Share Image
If Barack Obama believes there are no victims in U.S, then I assume he'll shut down all the civil rights offices throughout… — Rush Limbaugh Copy Share Image
It has been proven now scientifically that, an affirmative thought is hundreds of times more powerful than a negative thought. — Michael Beckwith Copy Share Image
The purpose of affirmative action is to give our nation a way to finally address the systemic exclusion of individuals of talent… — William J. Clinton Copy Share Image
Affirmative action has a negative effect on our society when it means counting us like so many beans and dividing us into… — John Kasich Copy Share Image
Quality of life is the sum total of the fairness of our tax structure; the caliber of our homes; the cleanliness of… — Tom McCall Copy Share Image
I suppose I was dying again, so I asked the Lord of Permanent Affection for the strength to live the day. Clearly,… — William Goldman Copy Share Image
Opinion polls consistently show that only about 5 percent of blacks have sensible political opinions, i.e. support the free market, individual liberty… — Ron Paul Copy Share Image
One thing has not changed: to doubt the worth of minority students' achievement when they succeed is really only to present another… — Sonia Sotomayor Copy Share Image
What is Kanye West's message? Like most rap, "I am the greatest person ever and you're not." I used to call it… — Bill Maher Copy Share Image
Action eradicates fear. No matter what you fear,--- positive, self-affirming action can diminish or completely cancel that which you are fearful of. — Mark Victor Hansen Copy Share Image
One important object of this original spectroscopic investigation of the light of the stars and other celestial bodies, namely to discover whether… — William Huggins Copy Share Image
The affirmative class monopolize the homage of mankind. They originate and execute all the great feats. What a force was coiled upin… — Ralph Waldo Emerson Copy Share Image
I can take a job with an affirmative action employer without having my co-workers on the job suspect that I got it… — Peggy McIntosh Copy Share Image
If you're going to compare a middle-income black kid with a middle- income white kid, and, say, you control for family background,… — William Julius Wilson Copy Share Image
