"Resistance is a powerful motivator precisely because it……" — Derrick Bell
"Resistance is a powerful motivator precisely because it enables us to fulfill our longing to achieve our goals while letting us boldly recognize and name the obstacles to those achievements."
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15 Quotes by Derrick Bell
Derrick Bell has 15 quotes on this site.
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All ethical people strive to choose "right" over "easy" when confronted by situations that force them to choose one or…
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Black people are the magical faces at the bottom of society's well. Even the poorest whites, those who must live…
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The challenge throughout has been to tell what I view as the truth about racism without causing disabling despair.
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Slavery is, as an example of what white America has done, a constant reminder of what white America might do.
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I live to harass white folks.
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A rule without exceptions is an instrument capable of doing mischief to the innocent and bringing grief - as well…
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It appears that my worst fears have been realised: we have made progress in everything yet nothing has changed.
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We live in a system that espouses merit, equality, and a level playing field, but exalts those with wealth, power,…
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Courage is a decision you make to act in a way that works through your own fear for the greater…
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However self-sufficient we may fancy ourselves, we exist only in relation -- to our friend, family, and life partners; to…
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Power in the hands of the reformer is no less potentially corrupting than in the hands of the oppressor.
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Education leads to enlightenment. Enlightenment opens the way to empathy. Empathy foreshadows reform.
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