“The city of Washington is in some respects self-contained, and it is easy there to forget what the rest of the United States is thinking about. I count it a fortunate circumstance that almost all the windows of the White House and its offices open upon unoccupied spaces that stretch to the banks of the Potomacand that as I sit there I can constantly forget Washington and remember the United States.” ThinkingI CanSelfStatesRememberHouseEasySpaceWhiteForgetUnitedCitiesUnited StatesCircumstancesOfficeWindowFortunateWhite HouseSelf Contained Book:President Wilson's Addresses Source: President Wilson's Addresses
“This is why the terrorists hate us. And it's not the glitter and it's not the pomp and circumstance. We've got black and white, we've got Hispanic and Asian, we got gay, straight, and Guttenberg, all working together for one common goal: to get the mirror ball. And the mirror ball doesn't care what color you are, and it doesn't care how rich your parents are, and it doesn't care what God you pray to. It's an even wooden floor, and may the best man or woman win. And I say God bless Dancing with the Stars, and God bless the USA.” MenMayCareTogetherHateWinningStarsParentGoalBlackWhiteCommonRichColorPrayingCircumstancesGayBallsMirrorsDancingTerroristUsaWorking TogetherBlessBlack And WhiteAsianGod BlessGlitterHispanicCommon GoalDancing With The Stars Author:Adam Carolla
“The Negro who experiences bitter and agonizing circumstances as a result of some ungodly white person is tempted to look upon all white persons as evil, if he fails to look beyond his circumstances. But the minute he looks beyond his circumstances and sees the whole of the situation, he discovers that some of the most implacable and vehement advocates of racial equality are consecrated white persons.” IfsLooksPersonsWholeEvilWhiteResultsSituationFailingMinutesCircumstancesBitterLook UpTemptedAgonizingVehementRacial Equality Author:Martin Luther King, Jr.
“All power within the microcosm of my world was held and wielded by people who look like me. Plus, I think Nigerians all have this sense that they are better than everyone, including white people. So I have the privilege of a certain distance. It may just be that. So in a sense, I can't claim that as any ability that I have, simply a matter of circumstance.” PeopleThinkingWorldLooksMayI CanMatterCertainAbilityWhiteCircumstancesClaimsDistanceIncludingPrivilegeLike MePlusMicrocosm Author:Chris Abani
“It's a muscle that everybody needs to develop: the ability to see themselves in someone else's circumstances without having to paint that person white, make that person straight, or a man.” MenNeedsPersonsAbilityWhiteCircumstancesPaintMusclesAbility To See Author:Arthur Jafa