African-american-authors Quote by Jabari Asim Download Open image ““opprobrious term, employed to impose contempt upon”” — Jabari Asim ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ 3.1 out of 5 (6 ratings) Copy quoteShare African-american-authors Nonfiction Race-and-racism-in-america
“Consult, v.t. To seek another’s approval of a course already decided on. Contempt, n. The feeling of a prudent man for an enemy who… — Ambrose Bierce Copy Share Image
“is an account, in other words, of how a problematic valorization of powerlessness as “good” can easily emerge from the same situation of “withheld… — Sianne Ngai Copy Share Image
Contempt; the feeling of a prudent man for an enemy who is too formidable safely to be opposed. — Ambrose Bierce Copy Share Image
Contempt is the weapon of the weak and a defense against one's own despised and unwanted feelings. — Alice Miller Copy Share Image
Genuine contempt, on the other hand, is the unsullied conviction of the worthlessness of another. — Arthur Schopenhauer Copy Share Image
“Those who, having opinions which they hold to be immensely important, and the contraries to be prodigiously hurtful, have any deep regard for the… — Christopher Hitchens Copy Share Image
“Contempt, disdain, scorn: these emotions were stops along a closed loop that originated and terminated in a sense of superiority.” — Kamila Shamsie Copy Share Image
“The anticathartic device of dilating the time in which any particular incident takes place thus accentuates the manner in which these uneventful moments mirror… — Sianne Ngai Copy Share Image
“Your disapproval is noted. It is legitimate. You are welcome to disapprove. But you are not welcome to be ignorant, to look the other… — John Irving Copy Share Image
Contempt is a dangerous emotion, luring us into believing that we understand more than we do. Contempt causes us to jeer rather than speak,… — Scott Spencer Copy Share Image
“I did infer, however, that submitting to melancholy would undo the labors of those who had come before me, that I had an obligation… — Jabari Asim Copy Share Image
“Making the nation safe for white people could be more easily accomplished with the help of a whitewashed tale of its origins.” — Jabari Asim Copy Share Image
“Will this ever be over?" "In time. When the Thieves find something else worth stealing." "And then what?" "They'll tell the Stolen that they… — Jabari Asim Copy Share Image
I'm seeing more and more books by celebrity authors, and I'm not happy to see them. I'd rather see publishing budgets devoted to genuine… — Jabari Asim Copy Share Image
“Unwinding the white strips from our bodies, we let our sadness float to the ground. Women kicked their heels above their heads. Men twisted… — Jabari Asim Copy Share Image
“What y'all ladies got to share? Hmmm, what you bitches got?" Aunt Georgia sighed and squinted at the boy. She said, "The Lord loves… — Jabari Asim Copy Share Image
“He heard a furious rustling, a disturbance in the trees. He followed Zander’s final glance and saw the angel frozen in mid-air, outside of… — Jabari Asim Copy Share Image
“Have you chosen your new name?” “I have a notion. How about you?” “I’m thinking on it but I haven’t settled. Tell me yours.”… — Jabari Asim Copy Share Image
I think the celebrity author trend reflects, at least in part, the growing influence of marketing departments at publishing companies. The emphasis becomes on… — Jabari Asim Copy Share Image
I'm kinda wishy-washy about questions. If you ask me again tomorrow, I'm likely to give you completely different answers. — Jabari Asim Copy Share Image
I am always amazed by the novel angles that people come up with for kids' Christmas books. Even if a family is not religious,… — Jabari Asim Copy Share Image
“The South believed an educated Negro to be a dangerous Negro. And the South was not wholly wrong; for education among all kinds of… — W.E.B. Du Bois Copy Share Image
“She was disappointed in herself for being the typical girl. She never wants to be that girl. That girl…is an emotional wreck. That girl…was… — Iesha S. Walker Copy Share Image
“Bringing the gifts that my ancestors gave, I am the dream and the hope of the slave.” — Maya Angelou Copy Share Image
“Anyaele Sam Chiyson Leadership Law of Reproduction: Distinguished leaders impress, inspire and invest in other leaders.” — Anyaele Sam Chiyson Copy Share Image
“Sociologically, politically, psychologically, spiritually, it was never enough for James Baldwin to categorize himself as one thing or the other: not just black, not… — Aberjhani Copy Share Image
“Desire to impact lives! Change destinies and make dreams come true.” — Jaachynma N.E. Agu Copy Share Image
“You buy so little and ask for even less, which makes me want to spoil you. That’s not how I grew up, which you… — N.D. Jones Copy Share Image
“Black Girls… Until you get enough of what you’re going through, no matter what advice a person gives you, you’ll continue to go through… — Stephanie Lahart Copy Share Image
