“You take a poor black child. Give him a good education, tell him he's somebody, that God didn't create junk when he created him, and that black child will create his own affirmative action.” GivingChildrenActionBlackPoorJunkAffirmative ActionAffirmativeGood Education Author:J. C. Watts
“Affirmative action is a little like the professional football draft. The NFL awards its No. 1 draft choices to the lowest-ranked team in the league. It doesn't do this out of compassion or guilt. It's done for mutual survival. They understand that a league can only be as strong as its weakest team.” LittlesDoneActionChoicesStrongCompassionTeamFootballSurvivalGuiltLeagueNflMutualAwardsLowestAffirmative ActionAffirmativeInspirational Team Author:J. C. Watts
“I'm not one that believes that affirmative action should be based on one's skin color or one's gender, I think it should be done based on one's need, because I think if you are from a poor white community, I think that poor white kid needs a scholarship just as badly as a poor black kid.” IfsThinkingNeedsShouldBelieveDoneKidsActionBlackCommunityWhitePoorColorSkinsGenderScholarshipAffirmative ActionAffirmativeSkin Color Author:J. C. Watts
“My views on everything from welfare to a balanced budget to affirmative action can be traced to what Buddy and Helen Watts taught me as a young boy growing up poor but proud in Eufaula.” ActionYoungPoorViewsBoysGrowing UpGrowingTaughtProudBudgetsWelfareBalancedBuddyAffirmative ActionAffirmativeHelenBalanced Budget Author:J. C. Watts
