“Joseph Conrad was a thoroughgoing racist. That this simple truth is glossed over in criticisms of his work is due to the fact that white racism against Africa is such a normal way of thinking that its manifestations go completely unremarked.” ThinkingWayFactsSimpleWhiteTruth IsNormalRacismCriticismDuesManifestationRacistWay Of ThinkingSimple TruthsWhite Racism Book:Hopes and impediments: selected essays Source: Hopes and impediments: selected essays
“My music is just fresh. Everybody say it's a breath of fresh air because it's not like the normal Houston sound you would hear. I am from Houston and I use that same slang and I carry myself the same way as a Houstonian and I'm a Houston dude born and raised, but the music is a lil bit different due to the things I've seen and the things I've learned and put that into my music.” WayDifferentUseBitsSoundBornAirNormalMusic IsBreathsRaisedDuesI've LearnedFresh AirHoustonThings I've LearnedSlangBorn And Raised Author:Short Dawg
“I miss going to school and having friends; that's normal for anyone my age. I had a very boring childhood because I never had the opportunity to associate with anybody my own age due to my career. I miss being around kids my own age.” KidsAgeSchoolOpportunityMy OwnCareersChildhoodMissingNormalBoringDuesAssociates Author:Selena
“The first mistake is believing that transformational initiatives can be accomplished through normal channels and means. This cannot be done because there are too many conflicting interests that are competing to impede. The second is mistaking incubation for transformation and concluding that failure to achieve escape velocity is due to lack of innovation. It never is. It is always do to lack of leadership focus and, especially, fortitude.” FirstsBelieveMeanDoneInterestMistakeFocusAchieveNormalTransformationInnovationDuesAccomplishedInitiativeCompetingFortitudeVelocityConcludingIncubationLack Of Leadership Author:Geoffrey Moore
“Millions of people are unable to vote due to felony convictions with the highest rates among black men. People in prison are denied the right to vote in 48 states, and while we accept that as normal in the United States, in other western democracies people in prison do have the right to vote.” PeopleMenStatesBlackUnitedAcceptingMillionsUnited StatesDemocracyNormalHighestVotePrisonWesternRateConvictionDuesDeniedRight To VoteFelony Author:Michelle Alexander