Privilege Quotes

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I used to think that when I set out that doing the research was enough! But then the gaps would emerge that could only be… — Hilary Mantel
It is a great privilege, as well as our responsibility, to pray for our government leaders. — Billy Graham
They have done their worst, and continued to deny me even the privileges accorded to the common herd . . . but I am sustained… — Michael Davitt
We, as film-makers, are privileged. We can make people cry or laugh. We can make them think and feel. It is a great privilege and… — Haskell Wexler
I prefer the company of animals more than the company of humans. Certainly, a wild animal is cruel. But to be merciless is the privilege… — Sigmund Freud
The act of divine worship is the inestimable privilege of man, the only created being who bows in humility and adoration. — Hosea Ballou
There is nothing little in God; His mercy is like Himself-it is infinite. You cannot measure it. His mercy is so great that it forgives… — Charles Spurgeon
Filmmaking is a huge privilege; it's not brain surgery. It's art, and art is supposed to be an enjoyable process, and it is an enjoyable… — Lake Bell
Art is a path on which we honour our world. Art may not be the only path, but it is a good path, even though… — Robert Genn
Poverty can teach lessons that privilege cannot. — Jack Klugman
God has given us two hands - one to receive with and the other to give with. We are cisterns made for hoarding; we are… — Billy Graham
Privilege does not operate without silence. — Junot Diaz
It is the privilege of any human work which is well done to invest the doer with a certain haughtiness. He can well afford not… — Ralph Waldo Emerson
It is a privilege to serve people, a privilege that must be earned, and once earned, there is an obligation to do something good with… — Barbara Jordan
The first effect marriage had on me was to increase my lack of interest in sex.... Actually our marriage was a sort of friendship with… — Marilyn Monroe
If you belong to an in-group of good, or saved, or elite people, you can only know that youâ€™re in because someone else is out.… — Alan Watts
Writing keeps me at my desk, constantly trying to write a perfect sentence. It is a great privilege to make oneâ€™s living from writing sentences.… — John Banville
How precious a book is in light of the offering, in the light of the one who has the privilege of this offering. The library… — Louis Kahn
To be loved is a privilege and prize equivalent to being born. If you're smart, you pause regularly to bask in the astonishing knowledge that… — Rob Brezsny
White privilege is the unquestioned and unearned set of advantages, entitlements benefits and choices bestowed on people solely because they are white. Generally white people… — Peggy McIntosh

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