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Race Quotes by Ambrose Bierce
- Male, A member of the unconsidered or negligible gender. The male of the human race is commonly known to the female as Mere Man. The…
- CENTAUR, n. One of a race of persons who lived before the division of labor had been carried to such a pitch of differentiation, and…
- PIG, n. An animal ("Porcus omnivorus") closely allied to the human race by the splendor and vivacity of its appetite, which, however, is inferior in…
- POTABLE, n. Suitable for drinking. Water is said to be potable; indeed, some declare it our natural beverage, although even they find it palatable only…
- Learning -the kind of ignorance affected by (and affecting) civilized races, as distinguished from ignorance, the sort of learning incurred by savages. See nonsense.
- PRE-ADAMITE, n. One of an experimental and apparently unsatisfactory race of antedated Creation. . . . Little its known of them beyond the fact that…
- Love: A temporary insanity curable by marriage or by the removal of the patient from the influences under which he incurred the disorder. This disease,…
- TOPE, v. To tipple, booze, swill, soak, guzzle, lush, bib, or swig. In the individual, toping is regarded with disesteem, but toping nations are in…
- ABDOMEN, n. The temple of the god Stomach, in whose worship, with sacrificial rights, all true men engage. From women this ancient faith commands but…
More Race Quotes
- My potential is more than can be expressed within the bounds of my race or ethnic identity. — Arthur Ashe
- To criticize a person for their race is manifestly irrational and ridiculous, but to criticize their religion, that is a right. That… — Rowan Atkinson
- I hope that people will finally come to realize that there is only one 'race' - the human race - and that… — Margaret Atwood
- May it not be that, just as we have to have faith in Him, God has to have faith in us and,… — Wystan Hugh Auden
- The class distinctions proper to a democratic society are not those of rank or money, still less, as is apt to happen… — Wystan Hugh Auden
- The Gita is the greatest gospel of spiritual works ever yet given to the race. — Sri Aurobindo
- We must come to the point where we realize the concept of race is a false one. There is only one race,… — Dan Aykroyd
- In mathematics we have long since drawn the rein, and given over a hopeless race. — Charles Babbage
- I'd like to be a more consistent starter. I'd like a smoother transition from crouching to running. I have to learn to… — Donovan Bailey
- One of the points in which I was especially interested was the Jim Crow regulations, that is, the system of separation of… — Ray Stannard Baker
- Pessimists are the people who have no hope for themselves or for others. Pessimists are also people who think the human race… — James A. Baldwin
- I think the most important thing people can do to save our planet and the human race is to empower women! — Robert Ballard