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Tim Wise has 34 quotes on this site. A few more worth reading:
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Ignorance of how we are shaped racially is the first sign of privilege. In other words. It is a privilege to ignore…
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People never hurt others in moments of personal strength and bravery, when they are feeling good about themselves, when they are strong…
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There won’t be any more white folks around who think the 1950s were the good old days, because there won’t be any…
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You can't organize people if you don't love them. And however hard it can be to love the racist you come in…
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People of color have to do this work as a mater of everyday survival. And so long as they have to, who…
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The denial of racism is a form of racism itself.
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As a writer, there are times when you have something to say, and yet no particular 'hook' upon which to hang the…
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It's hard to say when or if we will actually arrive at that place called 'post-racial', or, better yet, post-racism.
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Being asked to describe what 'post-racial' means is a bit like being asked to describe a leprechaun, cold fusion or unicorns: we…
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The power of resistance is to set an example: not necessarily to change the person with whom you disagree, but to empower…
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What whites have rarely had to think about—because being the dominant group, we are so used to having our will done, with…
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After all, acknowledging unfairness then calls decent people forth to correct those injustices. And since most persons are at their core, decent…
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The first sign of corruption in a society that is still alive is that the end justifies the means.
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I think that virtuosity is the first sign of morality in a musician. It means you're serious enough to practice.
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Just as the first sign of life in an infant when born into the world is the act of breathing, so the…
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The house that is built upon the sand will crumble at the first sign of a windstorm.
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If you define cowardice as running away at the first sign of danger, screaming and tripping and begging for mercy, then yes,…
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Ignorance of how we are shaped racially is the first sign of privilege. In other words. It is a privilege to ignore…
— Tim Wise
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