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It's not white versus black any more, it's haves versus have-nots. Unless the black middle-classes unite to promote the interests of the black underclass, tension… — Henry Louis Gates
The historical basis for the gap between the black middle class and underclass shows that ending discrimination, by itself, would not eradicate black poverty and… — Henry Louis Gates
Most black leaders, whether left, right or center, from Frederick Douglas and Martin Delaney on in the middle of the 19th century have not even… — Henry Louis Gates
Since the day Martin Luther King was killed, the black middle classes have almost quadrupled, but the percentage of black children living on or below… — Henry Louis Gates
The most ironic outcome of the black Civil Rights movement has been the creation of a new black middle class which is increasingly separate from… — Henry Louis Gates
You can say I had a severe case of 'Roots' envy. I wanted to be like Alex Haley, and I wanted to be able to...… — Henry Louis Gates
I have a little dictaphone and if a sound takes my fancy or if a lyric comes to me in the middle of the night… — Barry Gibb
It is unthinkable for a Frenchman to arrive at middle age without having syphilis and the Cross of the Legion of Honor. — Andre Gide
In the middle of a recession no tax increase is justified because it kills jobs, and any tax increase is a job-killing measure and should… — Newt Gingrich
A story should have a beginning, a middle and an end, but not necessarily in that order. — Jean-Luc Godard
If anything, we should feel sorry for the people who want us to feel bad about ourselves, because they are the ones struggling for approval.… — Ariana Grande
I can't stress to you enough how much I can relate to teens being cyberbullied. Something that helps me is looking at old videos of… — Ariana Grande
I'm frustrated by something, it's my fault for exposing myself to it in the first place. The rumor mill always seemed like a grass fire… — Amy Grant
It always depresses me when people moan about how commercial Christmas is. I love everything about it. The tradition of having this great big feast,… — Richard E. Grant
When nearly a third of our high school students do not graduate on time with their peers, we have work to do. We must design… — Christine Gregoire
A novel with a bad middle is a bad book. A bad ending is something I've just gotten in the habit of forgiving. — Lev Grossman
Suffering makes a people greater, and we have suffered much. We had a message to give the world, but we were overwhelmed, and the message… — David Ben-Gurion
Here we stand in the middle of this new world with our primitive brain, attuned to the simple cave life, with terrific forces at our… — Albert Szent-Gyorgyi
I kind of think that if you show conspiracy theorists a photo of the dead Bin Laden they will come up with an explanation for… — Gail Collins
The IRS targeting certain groups for harassment because of their politics would be unfair. If we found out the NSA was keeping special tabs on… — Gail Collins
The middle of 'America's Women' is about the Civil War, and how women, black and white, confronted slavery and abolition. As in every other period… — Gail Collins
When the women's movement began, it was a middle-class phenomenon. Certainly, black women had other stuff to think about in the '60s besides a women's… — Gail Collins
Women in America will have to find an answer for the pressures of work and family, but if you really care about women's issues you… — Gail Collins
'Urban Renewal' was sweet because I've been - unfairly, I would say - plonked in the middle of the road because of a handful of… — Phil Collins
I started to draw desert islands. They were just rough, shapes in the middle of the page. Then I began drawing shapes within those shapes… — Billy Connolly

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