With my academic achievement in high school I was accepted rather readily at Princeton and equally as fast at Yale, but my… — Sonia Sotomayor Copy Share Image
You know, I love all kinds of activism. I certainly think blacks deserve to have something whether it is affirmative action or… — Russell Simmons Copy Share Image
One moves swiftly and imperceptibly from a world in which affirmative action can`t be ended because its beneficiaries are too weak to… — Christopher Caldwell Copy Share Image
If we could create the conditions that make racism difficult, or discourage it, then there would be less stress and less need… — William Julius Wilson Copy Share Image
I think that we need more economic-based solutions to the problems afflicting the Black community, and I think that that's a way… — Henry Louis Gates Copy Share Image
I want to make one thing clear: I'm pro-choice, I'm pro-affirmative action, I'm pro- environment, pro-health care, and pro-labor. And if that… — Wesley Clark Copy Share Image
I'm pro-choice, pro-affirmative action, pro-environment and pro-labor. I was either going to be the loneliest Republican in America or I was going… — Wesley Clark Copy Share Image
Just as the humble, unassuming, assenting 'O.K.' has deposed the more affirmative 'Yes,' so the little cringe and hesitation and approximation of… — Christopher Hitchens Copy Share Image
The question whether our conscious personality survives after death has been answered by almost all races of men in the affirmative. — James G. Frazer Copy Share Image
I think sometimes in life we want to ignore the problems of society and just think about the good. I believe in… — Kerry Washington Copy Share Image
I was painting her portrait in the little studio, and when I came to the eyes I stopped, overcome by emotion, and… — Jules Breton Copy Share Image
I looked up affirmative action once in Wikipedia, and it said, 'A measure by which white men are discriminated against,' and I… — Gloria Steinem Copy Share Image
You have to give access to people with disabilities but there is no requirement to hire them. What I mean by affirmative… — Richard Masur Copy Share Image
So many of our conversations (about affirmative action) have been dishonest — Clarence Thomas Copy Share Image
Once they arrive, affirmative action kids are generally left to sink or swim academically. Brown (University) offers plenty of counseling and tutoring… — Ron Suskind Copy Share Image
Perhaps because the challenges we face in our country are so daunting, we are also tempted by shortcuts. We tell ourselves that… — Helen Zille Copy Share Image
The Australian way of affirmative action is setting goals and recognising discrimination and lack of opportunity and deciding to take action and… — Quentin Bryce Copy Share Image
I'm always excited when I make it on anyone's list - even if it's for affirmative action. My attitude is, 'Am I… — Julie Klausner Copy Share Image
The equal protection standard of the constitution has one clear and central meaning - it absolutely prohibits invidious [repugnant] discrimination by government...Under… — Potter Stewart Copy Share Image
And when you tell me that somebody's skin color or gender is going to determine their prospects in this world, that is… — Alan Keyes Copy Share Image
Over the years, black leaders have been slow to recognize the need for a very, very progressive agenda. Anytime someone has talked… — William Julius Wilson Copy Share Image
The actor's physical type isn't and shouldn't be the main consideration. Does the actor look the part? It is the simplest question… — Harold Clurman Copy Share Image
When I call myself an affirmative action baby, I'm talking about the essence of what affirmative action was when it started. — Sonia Sotomayor Copy Share Image
It's not a matter of just what we don't like and who we are most afraid of. We need an affirmative agenda… — Jill Stein Copy Share Image
Indicate which principles you support regarding affirmative action and discrimination. 1. The federal government should discontinue affirmative action programs. 2. The federal… — Newt Gingrich Copy Share Image
