“As long as my record stands in federal court, any American citizen can be held in prison or concentration camps without trial or hearing. I would like to see the government admit they were wrong and do something about it, so this will never happen again to any American citizen of any race, creed, or color.” LongGovernmentHappensRaceRecordsColorCitizensCourtPrisonHearingTrialsConcentrationCampsCreedsAmerican CitizensConcentration Camp Author:Fred Korematsu
“It's been an incredible few weeks for Emma Pooley, first winning three stages in the Giro Rosa to demonstrate that she's the best climber in the women's peloton, then lining up for La Course - a race she helped to make happen - on the Champs-Elyses. So, it may come as a surprise to hear that she will retire after the Commonwealth Games road race on Sunday.” FirstsMayHappensThreeCoursesGamesWinningRaceWeekStageSurpriseIncrediblesSundayRetiringCommonwealthEmmaClimbersRosaLining UpCommonwealth Games Author:Emma Pooley
“It so happens that I never talk about race. I do not know what race is.” KnowsHappensRace Author:Enoch Powell
“We're just a fragile team right now. It seems like when we have a little bit of adversity, when something goes wrong, you can feel it on the bench, it kind of sinks. Unless we get a goal or something really positive happens, it's tough. I think falling out of the playoff race takes the wind out of your sails for sure.” ThinkingFeelsKindLittlesSeemsHappensFallBitsGoalRaceTeamWindRight NowLittle BitToughAdversityFragileSailBenchesPlayoffsReally Positive Author:Wes Walz
“As a white male in America, I have privilege. As a white male who happens to be an artist with a fan base, I have a platform to spread awareness about that privilege. However, songs about race and privilege are very difficult to A) write and B) dissect as a listener. They're heavy.” WritingHappensAmericaArtistSongDifficultWhiteRaceFansAwarenessMalesPrivilegeHeavySpreadPlatformsListeners Author:Macklemore
“We will stop Iran from becoming a nuclear power. We will stop that nuclear arms race that could happen in the Middle East. We will also make that Putin knows we have brigades in eastern Europe to make sure we deter his aggression. Peace through strength works.” KnowsHappensRaceMiddleArmsBecomingEuropeEastNuclearIranMiddle EastAggressionEasternPutinNuclear PowerArms RaceEastern EuropeNuclear ArmsNuclear Arms RacePeace Through Strength Author:Bobby Jindal
“Because when an artist has to assert that her intended audience is all humans rather than those who happen to be of her particular gender or race, what she’s actually having to assert is the breadth and depth of her own humanity.” HumansHappensArtistHumanityRaceAudienceParticularDepthGenderBreadth Author:Cheryl Strayed
“Everybody's suffering is mine but not everybody's murdering ... I do not distinguish for one moment whether my child is in danger or a child in central Asia. But I will not accept responsibility for what other people do because I happen to belong to that nation or that race or that religion. I do not believe in guilt by association.” PeopleBelieveChildrenMomentsHappensSufferingNationsRaceResponsibilityAcceptingDangerMinesGuiltMy ChildrenAssociationAsiaCentral Asia Author:Margaret Mead
“...when you resist what happens, your mind begins to race; the same thoughts that impinge upon you are actually created by you.” MindHappensRace Author:Dan Millman
“And as long as we believe what we believe - until that is questioned - there's no progress as a human race. Again, we still have war. So, effective rehabilitation is to question what we believe. When that happens, everyone gets out of prison.” BelieveHumansLongStillsWarHappensRaceProgressPrisonHuman RaceRehabilitation Author:Byron Katie
“once your eyes get opened to pacifism, you can't shut them again. Once you see it, you can't unsee it. You may bitterly regret the fact that you happen to be one of the tiny minority of the human race who have caught this angle of vision, but you can't help it.” HumansMayFactsHelpingHappensEyePeaceRaceVisionRegretCaughtTinyHuman RaceMinoritiesAnglePacifism Book:It Occurred to Me Source: It Occurred to Me