Minorities Quotes

595 Minorities quotes by 449 unique authors

Now let's take up the minorities in our civilisation, shall we? Bigger the population, the more minorities. Don't step on the toes of the dog-lovers,… — Ray Bradbury
One thing has not changed: to doubt the worth of minority students' achievement when they succeed is really only to present another face of the… — Sonia Sotomayor
Those who are most sensitive about "politically incorrect" terminology are not the average black ghetto-dweller, Asian immigrant, abused woman or disabled person, but a minority… — Theodore Kaczynski
We tell market researchers that we don't mind paying more for green benefits but only a minority of zealots ever really will. A campaign that… — Chris Powell
The test of courage comes when we are in the minority. The test of tolerance comes when we are in the majority. — Ralph Washington Sockman
Promoting active liberty does not mean allowing the majority to run roughshod over minorities. It calls for taking special care that all groups have a… — Ruth Bader Ginsburg
Fifty-one percent of a nation can establish a totalitarian regime, suppress minorities and still remain democratic. — Erik von Kuehnelt-Leddihn
It is bad to be oppressed by a minority, but it is worse to be oppressed by a majority. — Lord Acton
The relative freedom which we enjoy depends of public opinion. The law is no protection. Governments make laws, but whether they are carried out, and… — George Orwell
When any relationship is characterized by difference, particularly a disparity in power, there remains a tendency to model it on the parent-child-relationship. Even protectiveness and… — Mary Catherine Bateson
Societies without a reservoir of people who don't follow the rules lack an important mechanism for societal evolution. Vibrant societies need a dishonest minority; if… — Bruce Schneier
It takes courage to be creative. Just as soon as you have a new idea, you are in a minority of one. — Ellis Paul Torrance
Our expanding ethnic diversity of this century, a time when we will all be minorities, offers us an invitation to create a larger memory of… — Ronald Takaki
Women over fifty already form one of the largest groups in the population structure of the western world. As long as they like themselves, they… — Germaine Greer
Democracy is not the law of the majority but the protection of the minority. — Albert Camus
I think the biggest problem of the 21st century is how to deal with minorities. — Avigdor Lieberman
I was warmly embraced by the Tea Party. They openly seek more minorities. — Tim Scott
Back when I was looking for my next step and was researching Gannett, I was interested in who was leading the various businesses within the… — Gracia Martore
In America, the problems of poverty and low income, particularly for minorities, are disproportionately focused in the inner cities. Shining a spotlight on the businesses… — Michael Porter
As minorities and other immigrant groups become more important to our economy, the inner city is a crucible that gives us an early look at… — Michael Porter
The liberal psyche wants to protect minorities, to apologize for imperialism, colonialism, slavery, and the appalling treatment of black people during the civil rights movement.… — Ayaan Hirsi Ali
A Confucian or Jewish love of learning would gain minorities far more than any affirmative action laws we might pass. — Richard Lamm
Judges are the people who have to protect the rights of individuals, have to protect the rights of minorities, have to protect the rights in… — Jed S. Rakoff
There are a host of ethnic minorities in China, but they often have a weak sense of identity and are relatively small in total number.… — Martin Jacques
If you are white, racism is too easily ignored and forgiven, regarded as of burning concern only to the ethnic minorities, and therefore of relatively… — Martin Jacques

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