“People say to me 'you're successful, what are you crying about?'. I'm crying about the people. I'm crying about their daughters. Our daughters, as one family. What good is it. What good is anything that everyone can't have. Every ism. They think we're done with racism. What about elitism, what about separatism, what about classism? That's all.” PeopleThinkingDoneSuccessfulCryRacismDaughterOxfordOur DaughterIsmsElitismClassismOxford University Author:Kanye West
“The internal sexism within womanhood is very predominant in Hollywood, because we all want to be successful. There's a plug to it: You all have to be skinny! You all have to be pretty! You all have to be likable, because that's the formula that works. On an executive level. On a power level. And it's not always the same working with black people, because of the internalized racism. The colorism.” PeopleWantBlackLevelsSuccessfulRacismHollywoodBeing SuccessfulInternalsExecutivesSexismFormulasBlack PeopleWomanhoodSkinnyPlugs Author:Viola Davis
“What's wrong with leading the way? We've played that role before, after all. We gave the world the secret ballot... that did so much to raise living standards and improve conditions for workers worldwide. We were a leader in extending to women the right to vote. We were barely a nation when we set the bar for bravery and sacrifice by common soldiers in foreign wars. We grew up out of racism and misogyny and homophobia to become a mostly tolerant, successful multicultural society. We did these great things because we know we are in it together. It is our core value as Australians.” KnowsWorldWayWarTogetherValuesNationsLeadershipCommonSecretLeaderRolesSuccessfulEnvironmentSacrificeConditionsGrewGrew UpRacismStandardsVoteBraveryRaisesWorkersSoldierCoreBarsGreat ThingsMisogynyHomophobiaBallotsExtendingRight To VoteMulticulturalCore ValuesLeading The WayMulticultural Society Author:Geraldine Brooks
“I think the best way I could ever fight racism is just being as successful as possible.” ThinkingWayFightingSuccessfulRacismBest WayJust Being Author:Lilly Singh
“Even if we're facing bigotry or racism, we can still be successful.” IfsStillsSuccessfulRacismBeing SuccessfulBigotry Author:Ibtihaj Muhammad
“There are things about the South - the politics, the classism, the racism - that I hate, and I want to be here to fight those things. I don't want to be in California or Michigan just complaining about them. I'm here trying to make a difference in the way I can, writing about it. And I want younger people, especially kids from my community, to see that being successful doesn't have to mean leaving a place like this. You don't have to trade in your family or your sense of belonging for that.” PeopleWritingTryingMeanKidsHateFightingCommunitySuccessfulRacismI HateTradeLeavingComplainingOur FamilyMaking A DifferenceBeing SuccessfulBelongingI Want YouClassism Author:Jesmyn Ward
“If my theory of relativity is proven successful, Germany will claim me as a German and France will declare me a citizen of the world. Should my theory prove untrue, France will say that I am a German, and Germany will declare that I am a Jew.” IfsWorldInspirationalShouldSpiritualScienceSuccessfulTheoryCitizensProveRacismClaimsJewMathematicalFranceGermanyProvenRelativityUntrueWorld CitizenScience PhysicsTheories Of Relativity Author:Albert Einstein
“You never cede control of your own ability to be successful to something called racism.” AbilitySuccessfulRacismBeing Successful Author:Condoleezza Rice
“In the end, as any successful teacher will tell you, you can only teach the things that you are. If we practice racism then it is racism we teach.” IfsEndsJusticeTeachPracticeSuccessfulTeacherDiversityRacismSocial Justice Author:Max Lerner
“And if we are to open employment opportunities in this country for members of all races and creeds, then the Federal Government must set an example. The President himself must set the key example. I am not going to promise a Cabinet post or any other post to any race or ethnic group. That is racism in reverse at its worst. So I do not promise to consider race or religion in my appointments if I am successful. I promise only that I will not consider them.” IfsCountryGovernmentReligionOpportunityPresidentRaceSuccessfulGroupsWorstExampleKeysPromiseMembersRacismEmploymentPostsCreedsReverseFederal GovernmentI PromiseCabinetsAppointmentsEthnic GroupsEmployment Opportunities Author:John F. Kennedy
“Right-wing propagandists like Limbaugh and Coulter are essentially entertainers, entertainers who stimulate prejudice, selfishness and meanness the way a comedian works for laughs or a tragedian plays for tears. Theirs is a new art form, exclusive to America and bewilderingly successful. In place of traditional conservative ideology, they offer their audience partisan belligerence and a complete package of mail-order hatreds, designed for the conceptually and ethically impaired.” WayArtPlayAmericaFormOrderAudienceLaughingSuccessfulTearsOffersRacismHatredPrejudiceWingsConservativeTraditionalIdeologySelfishnessComedianMailExclusivePackagesEntertainersRight WingPartisansMeannessPropagandistRacism And PrejudiceBelligerence Author:Hal Crowther