Action Quote by Jayson Blair

I don't know what this definition of affirmative action is for some.

— Chaka Fattah

Affirmative action has been generally cast in terms of race. I think women themselves are not as cognizant of the role affirmative action has…

— Faye Wattleton

I am an affirmative action hire.

— Anna Quindlen

And affirmative action is a very nice term for racial discrimination against better-qualified white people in jobs, employment, promotions and scholarships, and college admittance.

— David Duke

The purpose of affirmative action is to give our nation a way to finally address the systemic exclusion of individuals of talent on the…

— William J. Clinton

Affirmative action is something that I think is very crucial and necessary.

— Cornel West

When I call myself an affirmative action baby, I'm talking about the essence of what affirmative action was when it started.

— Sonia Sotomayor

I regard affirmative action as pernicious-a system that had wonderful ideals when it started but was almost immediately abused for the benefit of white…

— Camille Paglia

Affirmative action is an effort to include every aspect of society in the decision making.

— Andrew Young

Preferential affirmative action patronizes American blacks, women, and others by presuming that they cannot succeed on their own. Preferential affirmative action does not advance…

— Alan Keyes

I looked up affirmative action once in Wikipedia, and it said, 'A measure by which white men are discriminated against,' and I got so…

— Gloria Steinem

I was critical of race-based affirmative action early on in my career and I've changed my mind. And I've publicly acknowledged that I was…

— Alan Dershowitz