Labels Quote by Edward Brooke Download Open image “Labels applied to people of any race are inherently offensive.” — Edward Brooke ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ 3.2 out of 5 (4 ratings) Copy quoteShare Labels Offensive People Race Racism
Being labeled a racist has hurt the most, but I brought that on myself. — Kyle Larson Copy Share Image
Whenever you're specific with ethnicity or religion, people find reason to take offence. — Ethan Coen Copy Share Image
Isn't it obvious that the peddling of such racial stereotypes is deeply offensive? — Wes Streeting Copy Share Image
White folks always think that you have to have a label on everything - you know what I mean? — Miles Davis Copy Share Image
“People fall victim to labeling every day — mentally-challenged people, homosexuals, people of all ethnic groups, etc. You name it; we’ve slapped a heartless,… — Krista Mackay Copy Share Image
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… — Theodore Kaczynski Copy Share Image
I'm not super-easily offended, but it's a problem when someone's making you feel different or separate because of your race. — Emma Weymouth Copy Share Image
Obviously there is no such thing as race, and in many ways, sex is a continuum, not a binary. So it doesn't make sense… — Gloria Steinem Copy Share Image
“Only black people can use controversial racial terms such as “Negro.” — Matthew Quick Copy Share Image
I spent many years working for voting rights, but we still see sophisticated efforts, led by white officials, to disenfranchise black voters in local… — Edward Brooke Copy Share Image
Election victories are a harvest. You plant the seed. For months or years, you water and tend them. In the election season, you reap… — Edward Brooke Copy Share Image
Politics is not a tea party. When it is time to act, you have to move fast and decisively. — Edward Brooke Copy Share Image
I deplored a system that made it more profitable not to work than to work. I wanted to help change all that. — Edward Brooke Copy Share Image
When people treat corruption as a routine part of the process, you have something far worse than wrongdoing or moral failing. You have a… — Edward Brooke Copy Share Image
My parents taught me that racial prejudice is a sin, one that robs the world of great minds and talents. — Edward Brooke Copy Share Image
In elective politics, it's up or out. You go up the ladder, or you get out of the game. — Edward Brooke Copy Share Image
The member of Congress who forgets his constituents' needs usually serves only one term. — Edward Brooke Copy Share Image
You can't say the negro left the Republican party; the negro feels he was evicted from the Republican party. — Edward Brooke Copy Share Image
My entire life has been devoted to breaking down barriers, to finding common ground. — Edward Brooke Copy Share Image
America is the only country in the world that classifies as Negro any person who has one drop of African blood in his or… — Edward Brooke Copy Share Image
I was told I had brain damage. I always knew it was an unfair label. Now I have a clearer understanding of what's wrong… — Susan Boyle Copy Share Image
People who live in the post-totalitarian system know only too well that the question of whether one or several political parties are in power,… — Vaclav Havel Copy Share Image
I would be a huge hypocrite if I didn't tell you that at one time in my life I thought the way that you… — Neko Case Copy Share Image
How is it that labels like 'centrist' and 'moderate,' which common sense tells us should reflect the views of a majority of Americans, have… — Mehdi Hasan Copy Share Image
Those are decisions only the Lord will make. I believe the love of God is absolute. He said he gave his son for the… — Billy Graham Copy Share Image
Louisville is a place with no labels. It’s not the South, it’s not Chicago, and you don’t think of it as you think of… — Jim James Copy Share Image
When the idea came up, (Newman's Own) I said, "Are you crazy? Stick my face on the label of salad dressing?" And then, of… — Paul Newman Copy Share Image
While opponents label (Howard) Dean a throwback liberal, The New York Times recently noted that as governor, Dean cut income taxes, reformed welfare and… — Jon Stewart Copy Share Image
When the darkness is seen as a necessary prelude to the creative light, one is less likely to ascribe frustration to personal inadequacy or… — Daniel Goleman Copy Share Image
I remember talking with Arcade Fire after their first record, when they were getting all kinds of offers from major labels, and I don't… — David Byrne Copy Share Image
A label is a soul-tattoo that is ingrained deep in our hearts, so much so that it determines how we see ourselves, And how… — Derwin L. Gray Copy Share Image
When people see you have a song on MTV, they think you are doing well - but you know, the way the traditional label… — Jill Sobule Copy Share Image
