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> [“The story of race has become a self-fulfilling, self-perpetuating prophecy as the story creates the ideas, which then reinforce the story.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/debby-irving/the-story-of-race-has-become-a-self-fulfilling-self-perpetuating/)

[Debby Irving](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/debby-irving/)

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## More by Debby Irving

> [“Only a small part of reality, for a human being, is what is actually going on; the greater part is what he imagines in…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/debby-irving/only-a-small-part-of-reality-for-a-human-being-is-what-is-actually/)

[Debby Irving](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/debby-irving/)

> [“Be it Europeans’ initial assumption of the right to invade in the 1600s, the Indian Removal Act in the 1800s, or the English-only acts…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/debby-irving/be-it-europeans-initial-assumption-of-the-right-to-invade-in-the/)

[Debby Irving](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/debby-irving/)

> [“Shifting from a superior/inferior paradigm to a strength-in-difference paradigm was kind of a good news/bad news situation. On the downside, I had to admit…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/debby-irving/shifting-from-a-superior-inferior-paradigm-to-a-strength-in/)

[Debby Irving](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/debby-irving/)

> [“Any cycle that traps someone in a state of perpetual disadvantage is the real issue for the person experiencing it.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/debby-irving/any-cycle-that-traps-someone-in-a-state-of-perpetual-disadvantage-is/)

[Debby Irving](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/debby-irving/)

> [ “Eduardo Bonilla-Silva comments: “\[The\] melting pot never included people of color. Blacks, Chinese, Puerto Ricans, et cetera, could not melt into the pot. They… ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/debby-irving/eduardo-bonilla-silva-comments-the-melting-pot-never-included-people/)

[Debby Irving](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/debby-irving/)

> [“The story of race has become a self-fulfilling, self-perpetuating prophecy as the story creates the ideas, which then reinforce the story.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/debby-irving/the-story-of-race-has-become-a-self-fulfilling-self-perpetuating/)

[Debby Irving](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/debby-irving/)

> [“Choosing to engage in the effort to dismantle racism promises to bring with it discomfort, yet how can I compare my discomfort to what…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/debby-irving/choosing-to-engage-in-the-effort-to-dismantle-racism-promises-to/)

[Debby Irving](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/debby-irving/)

> [“Racism demands an artificial and divisive construction of humanity, in terms of how I make sense of others and also how I envision myself.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/debby-irving/racism-demands-an-artificial-and-divisive-construction-of-humanity-in/)

[Debby Irving](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/debby-irving/)

> [“Understanding whiteness, regardless of class, is key to understanding racism.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/debby-irving/understanding-whiteness-regardless-of-class-is-key-to-understanding/)

[Debby Irving](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/debby-irving/)

> [“I now understand that acting like a white American wasn’t just a “When in Rome do as the Romans do” cultural sensibility, but a…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/debby-irving/i-now-understand-that-acting-like-a-white-american-wasn-t-just-a-when/)

[Debby Irving](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/debby-irving/)

> [“I’ve heard it said that conversations are the way human beings think together.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/debby-irving/i-ve-heard-it-said-that-conversations-are-the-way-human-beings-think/)

[Debby Irving](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/debby-irving/)

> [“If there’s a place for tolerance in racial healing, perhaps it has to do with tolerating my own feelings of discomfort that arise when…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/debby-irving/if-there-s-a-place-for-tolerance-in-racial-healing-perhaps-it-has-to/)

[Debby Irving](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/debby-irving/)

> [“My white skin, an epidermal gold card, has greased the skids for a life full of opportunities and rewards”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/debby-irving/my-white-skin-an-epidermal-gold-card-has-greased-the-skids-for-a-life/)

[Debby Irving](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/debby-irving/)

> [“Each cultural norm motivated me to fit in while judging others who didn’t.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/debby-irving/each-cultural-norm-motivated-me-to-fit-in-while-judging-others-who/)

[Debby Irving](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/debby-irving/)

> [“dysfunctional rescuing,” helping people in ways that actually disempower them.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/debby-irving/dysfunctional-rescuing-helping-people-in-ways-that-actually/)

[Debby Irving](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/debby-irving/)

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