Action Quote by Jeb Bush

My decision was sparked by affirmative action. There was a point in my life when affirmative action would have meant something to me -…

— Richard Rodriguez

The problem is that affirmative action could never really get at the issue of corporate power in the workplace, and so you ended up…

— Cornel West

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

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

What is so remarkable about the success of affirmative action is that it has been accomplished despite the Justice Department and the policies of…

— Harold Washington

I don't want affirmative action - too much affirmative, not enough action.

— Paul Mooney

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

— Sonia Sotomayor

In those days [1955], affirmative action was for whites only. I might still be working for the grocery store in the small Texas town…

— Bill Moyers

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

— Cornel West

It scares me to death if Affirmative Action goes away.

— Judith Love Cohen

Affirmative action is the most important antidiscrimination technique ever instituted in the United States. It is the one tool that has had a demonstrable…

— Eleanor Holmes Norton

Affirmative action was designed to recognize the uniquely difficult journey of African-Americans. This policy was justifiable and understandable, even to those who came from…

— Jim Webb