Privileged Quotes

399 quotes by 362 authors

Since inequalities of privilege are greater than could possibly be defended rationally, the intelligence of privileged groups is usually applied to the task of inventing… — Reinhold Niebuhr
I think that in order to achieve progress in the study of language and human cognitive faculties in general it is necessary first to establish… — Noam Chomsky
Happiness lies in being privileged to work hard for long hours in doing whatever you think is worth doing. One man may find happiness in… — Robert A. Heinlein
History is the long and tragic story of the fact that privileged groups seldom give up their privileges voluntarily. — Martin Luther King, Jr.
As a privileged survivor of the First World War, I hope I may be allowed to interject here a deeply felt tribute to those who… — Rene Cassin
I have no prouder boast to say I am Irish and have been privileged to fight for the Irish people and for Ireland. If I… — Francis Hughes
I think if the people of this country can be reached with the truth, their judgment will be in favor of the many, as against… — Eleanor Roosevelt
I know I will have to come to forgiveness and acceptance of what has happened for me to go on and be happy in the… — Elin Nordegren
The Governor's Mansion is a beautiful home, a beautiful building - we're privileged to have a chance to live there. It certainly doesn't feel as… — Matt Blunt
What manner of mind considers this holy estate [pregnancy] which women are privileged by the Almighty to attain as a slur upon the social conscience? — Grantly Dick-Read
To have privilege in one or more areas does not mean you are wholly privileged. Surrendering to the acceptance of privilege is difficult, but it… — Roxane Gay
The architect's role is to fight for a better world, where he can produce an architecture that serves everyone and not just a group of… — Oscar Niemeyer
If any group of citizens is uniquely unqualified to tell someone else how to vote, it's those of us who live in the sheltered, privileged… — Pat Sajak
Cricketers like Sachin come once in a lifetime and I am privileged he played in my time — Wasim Akram
There is no longer any religion when there is no longer any privileged religion. Take from religion its exclusive power and it will no longer… — Bruno Bauer
I think I've had a very privileged life. — Frank Dobson
We libertarians are not the spokesmen for any ethnic or economic class; we are the spokesmen for all classes, for all of the public; we… — Murray Rothbard
The rage of the oppressed is never the same as the rage of the privileged. — Bell Hooks
There's this privileged position of being an artist where you can do things on a more experimental nature simply to see what happens. — Andrea Zittel
Our posturings, our imagined self-importance , the delusion that we have some privileged position in the universe are challenged by this point of pale light. — Carl Sagan

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