“As long as a white man does it, it's alright, a black man is supposed to have no feelings. But when a black man strikes back he's an extremist, he's supposed to sit passively and have no feelings, be nonviolent, and love his enemy no matter what kind of attack, verbal or otherwise, he's supposed to take it. But if he stands up in any way and tries to defend himself, then he's an extremist.” IfsMenWayTryingKindLongDoeMatterFeelingsBlackWhiteEnemyAnd LoveNo Matter WhatStrikesWhite ManAlrightExtremistStrike Back Author:Malcolm X
“There is no superior person by constitutional standards. An applicant who is white is entitled to no advantage by reason of that fact, nor is he subject to any disability, no matter what his race or color. Whatever his race, an applicant has a constitutional right to have his application considered on its individual merits.” PersonsMatterReasonFactsIndividualWhiteRaceAtheismSubjectsColorStandardsAdvantageNo Matter WhatPositive AtheismSuperiorsMeritDisabilityApplicationEntitled Author:William O. Douglas
“Here's the thing about Donald Trump: He never apologizes. He's never wrong, no matter what crazy thing he says. He's totally - he's the white Kanye.” MatterWhiteCrazyTrumpNo Matter WhatApologizingCrazy Things Author:Bill Maher
“When I see that little white ball go up, I want to catch it, no matter what. If I have to knock myself silly doing it, so be it.” IfsWantLittlesMatterWhiteBallsNo Matter WhatSillyWhat If Author:Torii Hunter
“I was born in Honduras, that's where I was born. I live in California, where no matter what you say, you're Mexican. You understand that? It doesn't matter what you say. See - you don't understand that, white people, because wherever you go, you're white. You're here, you're white. You go to L. A., you're white. You go to Denver, you're white. You go to Miami, you're still white. In L. A. I'm a Mexican, In Florida, I'm a Cuban. In New York, I'm a Puerto Rican. And when I come to Canada and I find out I'm an Eskimo.” PeopleStillsMatterBornWhiteNew YorkNo Matter WhatCaliforniaCanadaFloridaMexicanMiamiCubanDenverHonduras Author:Carlos Mencia
“Captain Ahab was a man possessed with an obsessional drive to pursue the white whale which had harmed him - which had torn his leg out - to the ends of the Earth, no matter what happened. In the final scene of the novel, Captain Ahab is being borne out to sea, wrapped around the white whale with the rope of his own harpoon and going obviously to his death. It was a scene of almost suicidal finality.” MenEndsMatterEarthWhiteNovelHappenedSeaSceneNo Matter WhatFinalsLegsPursuePossessedCaptainsTornSuicidalRopeWhalesFinalityAhab Author:Edward Said
“In a way, all recorded music is reduced to the same level, no matter what it is. You find it in the store, you put it on and, "Oh, that's not cool. That's gangsta rap. That's white supremacist punk." But in a way, the content is removed from the intention of the people that made it. That's the commercial level of music.” PeopleWayMadeMatterWhiteLevelsMusic IsNo Matter WhatIntentionRapStoresMade ItPunkGangstaGangsta RapRecorded Music Author:Eyvind Kang
“I still have a righteous indignation at injustice, no matter what form it takes. It could be homophobia, it could be white supremacy, male supremacy, imperial arrogance, class subordination or whatever.” StillsMatterFormWhiteClassNo Matter WhatMalesInjusticeArroganceRighteousWhite SupremacyHomophobiaSupremacyIndignationSubordinationRighteous Indignation Author:Cornel West
“Because The Honorable Elijah Muhammad makes black people brave enough, men enough to defend ourselves no matter what the odds are, the white man runs around here with a doctrine that Mr. Muhammad is advocating the violence when he is actually telling Negroes to defend themselves against violent people.” PeopleMenMatterEnoughRunningBlackWhiteViolenceNo Matter WhatBraveViolentDoctrineBlack PeopleOddsHonorableWhite ManMuhammadAdvocatingElijahElijah MuhammadHonorable Elijah Muhammad Author:Malcolm X
“With the films, it starts off with certain coordinates in the world and seeing what happens. What happens if you place yourself at an oil refinery in the Middle East? What happens if you place yourself in the White House Cabinet Room? What happens if you place yourself with Brad Pitt on the set of a film? And so on. And no matter what I capture, there is a sense of déjà vu to it, like you might have come across this visual before.” IfsWorldMatterMightHappensFilmCertainHouseWhiteRoomsSeeingMiddleLike YouNo Matter WhatOilEastVisualsWhite HouseCaptureMiddle EastCabinetsBradCoordinatesRefinery Author:Sarah Morris
“Kindness. The only possible method when dealing with a living creature. You'll get nowhere with an animal if you use terror, no matter what its level of development may be. That I have maintained, do maintain and always will maintain. People who think you can use terror are quite wrong. No, no, terror is useless, whatever its colour – white, red or even brown! Terror completely paralyses the nervous system.” PeopleIfsThinkingMayMatterUseWhiteAnimalLevelsKindnessDevelopmentCreaturesRedNo Matter WhatMethodTerrorNervousUselessColourBrownNervous SystemLiving CreaturesParalysis Book:The Heart of a Dog Source: The Heart of a Dog
“I began to realize how important it was to be an enthusiast in life. He taught me that if you are interested in something, no matter what it is, go at it at full speed ahead. Embrace it with both arms, hug it, love it and above all become passionate about it. Lukewarm is no good. Hot is no good either. White hot and passionate is the only thing to be” IfsLifeImportantMatterPassionRealizingWhiteInspiringTaughtArmsHotNo Matter WhatEmbracePassionateSpeedEnthusiasmHugLive With PassionLukewarmLife And Passion Book:My Uncle Oswald Source: My Uncle Oswald
“I remember crying all the time. My major thing growing up was I couldn't fit in. Because I was from everywhere, I didn't have no buddies that I grew up with...Every time I had to go to a new apartment, I had to reinvent myself, myself. People think just because you born in the ghetto you gonna fit in. A little twist in your life and you don't fit in no matter what. If they push you out of the hood and the White people's world, that's criminal...Hell, I felt like my could be destroyed at any moment.” PeopleIfsThinkingWorldLittlesMatterMomentsRememberFeltBornWhiteHellGrowing UpGrowingCryGrewFitMajorsGrew UpNo Matter WhatCriminalsDestroyedWhat IfRapperApartmentTwistsBuddyHoodGhetto Author:Tupac Shakur
“No matter what calamities befall him in everyday life, the true hacker still needs the pressure and inconvenience of four hours of trudging in wind or rain or sleet or sun (or all of them at once), hacking at a white pellet that seems to have a mind of its own and a lousy sense of direction.” NeedsMindStillsMatterSeemsHoursWhiteSunFourWindRainPressureNo Matter WhatGolfEverydayEveryday LifeCalamityInconvenienceHackingHackersSleet Author:Tom O'Connor
“No matter what you do, it can't be perfect. I told Jack White, 'If I'd 'a sung that song more'n twice, it might of sounded better.' He said, 'Well, it might not of. You might have took the spark out of it.' I don't know if he has a point or not. We'll find out.” IfsKnowsWellsSaidMatterMightSongWhitePerfectNo Matter WhatPerformingSparks Author:Loretta Lynn
“When will we address the fact that rich, white people think they know what's in the best interest of children of African-Americans and Latinos - no matter what the parent's income or education level.” PeopleThinkingKnowsChildrenMatterFactsParentInterestWhiteLevelsRichNo Matter WhatIncomeAfrican AmericanAddressesLatino Author:Karen Lewis