Minority Quotes

537 Minority quotes by 425 unique authors

Throughout history, poverty is the normal condition of man. Advances which permit this norm to be exceeded — here and there, now and then —… — Robert A. Heinlein
Many people, especially ignorant people, want to punish you for speaking the truth, for being correct, for being you. Never apologize for being correct, or… — Mahatma Gandhi
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
It is bad to be oppressed by a minority, but it is worse to be oppressed by a majority. — Lord Acton
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
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 really want to be the black Tina Fey, where I just am able to produce my own content and produce other content for other… — Issa Rae
The world is still changing. Faster than ever. And so should the Republican Party. Or condemn itself to a smaller and smaller base of core… — Mark McKinnon
Numerically speaking, half the population cannot be a minority. Yet when it comes to women, the numbers plainly show that the mathematically impossible is the… — Gayle Tzemach Lemmon
Candidates should be extremely cautious in displaying a sense of humor. If he or she tells a joke with a point, there is almost certain… — Jack Germond
Every kid, every minority kid can be so successful if they focus on their education. — Magic Johnson
White America is in the minority. — Malcolm X
No minority should climb all over the majority. — Lech Walesa
In 1968, the situation at Harvard was not one of which we can be proud. In that year, the proportion of minority persons in salary… — Derek Bok
The University has a moral obligation to provide equal opportunities to women, minority persons and all other groups who work or seek to work at… — Derek Bok
The Muslim Brotherhood is a religiously conservative group. They are a minority in Egypt. They are not a majority of the Egyptian people, but they… — Mohamed ElBaradei
Syria, for all its problems, at least has a constitution that guarantees equal protection of citizens. Around the world, we have seen that this is… — Franklin Graham
People in minority religious communities, like Paganism, often feel isolated and even marginalized by others because of the lifestyle differences associated with their spiritual path. — Brendan Myers
We must recognize that all the civil rights laws in the world are not going to solve the problem of minority underachievement. Ultimately, blacks and… — Richard Lamm
The payouts for starting a business are just terrible when you account for risk. A tiny minority of entrepreneurs ever get rich. And the majority… — Michael Arrington

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