“This is like the gun you shoot at the beginning of the race or the bell that you ring at the beginning of a classroom discussion, .. This is the president saying, 'OK, we're going to get serious about this now. Congress is going to work on it. I'm going to put my political capital behind it.' .” PoliticalPresidentRaceBehindsSeriousGunCongressRingsDiscussionClassroomBellsGoing To WorkSaying Ok Author:Tamar Jacoby
“I support gun control. But speaking honestly about the combustible mix of race and guns may be more important to stopping the slaughter in minority communities than any new gun-control laws.” MayImportantLawCommunityRaceSupportGunHonestlyMinoritiesGun ControlStoppingSlaughter Author:Juan Williams
“Race is always tossed into the mix. The unspoken idea is always that white people have a right to carry guns and bear arms.” PeopleIdeasWhiteRaceArmsBearsGunUnspoken Author:Stanley Nelson Jr.
“You have to have a fundamental change in the culture of policing, and who is the police person. How do they change? How do you learn from England and the other places, or Australia? In England, they don't carry guns on the whole. It's a different kind of mentality that does not demonize, and it's justified on race and income and class.” KindPersonsDoeDifferentWholeCultureRaceClassGunEnglandPoliceFundamentalsIncomeAustraliaDifferent KindsMentalityJustified Author:Marian Wright Edelman
“As a global society we are performing a great experiment on ourselves. Half of the world population wants to race faster into the future. Go visit China and India. They're ready to go. And half of the world wants to drag us into the past. The problem is both sides have guns. I think there really is a reaction. A lot of people are saying enough is enough.” PeopleThinkingWorldWantEnoughProblemPastSidesRaceHalfReadyGunIndiaPopulationChinaExperimentsReactionsFasterPerformingDragBoth SidesEnough Is EnoughWorld PopulationChina And India Author:Paul Saffo
“Murders with guns are the No. 1 cause of death for African-American men between the ages of 15 and 34. But talking about race in the context of guns would also mean taking on a subject that can't be addressed by passing a law: the family-breakdown issues that lead too many minority children to find social status and power in guns.” MenMeanChildrenAgeLawSocialCausesRaceTalkingIssuesSubjectsGunMurderPassingPassingsAfrican AmericanMinoritiesBreakdownSocial Status Author:Juan Williams
“I must congratulate myself, in passing, for never having lost the ability to examine my conscience, never having lost the gift of finding myself wanting & defective. Why fear the criticism of others when you, yourself, are first out of the critical gate? If self-denigration is the race I am the winner, even before the starting gun. Collect the bets.” IfsFirstsSelfLostAbilityRaceFindingsGunConscienceCriticismStartingCriticalPassingPassingsWinnerGatesDefectiveFinding MyselfCriticism Of Others Book:Teacher Man: A Memoir Source: Teacher Man: A Memoir
“So stay true to your own nature. If you like to do things in a slow and steady way, don't let others make you feel as if you have to race. If you enjoy depth, don't force yourself to seek breadth. If you prefer single-tasking to multi-tasking, stick to your guns. Being relatively unmoved by rewards gives you the incalculable power to go your own way.” IfsWayGivingFeelsForceEnjoyRaceGunSticksRewardsDepthSteadyStay TrueBreadthSlow And SteadyMulti Tasking Book:Quiet: The Power of Introverts in a World That Can't Stop Talking Source: Quiet: The Power of Introverts in a World That Can't Stop Talking