“Good motives aside, white condescension does more damage than good. White condescension says to a black child, 'The rules used by other ethnic groups don't apply to you. Forget about work hard, get an education, posses good values. No, for you, we'll alter the rules by lowering the standards and expecting less.' Expect less, get less.” ChildrenDoeHardUsedValuesBlackWhiteForgetGroupsHard WorkStandardsMotiveDamageExpectingCondescensionPosseEthnic GroupsGood Values Author:Larry Elder
“Doing what you want to do is easy. Doing what you have to do is hard.” WantHardEasyWhat You WantDoing What You Want Author:Larry Elder
“Nobody ever worked as hard as my father. My father averaged maybe four hours of sleep at night, and when you're a kid, you don't realize that.” HardKidsNightFatherRealizingHoursSleepFour Author:Larry Elder
