Are Americans Privileged Quotes & Sayings

And there still remained, for all men to share, the linked worlds of Love and Art. Linked, because love without art is merely the slaking of desire, and Art cannot be enjoyed unless it is approached with Love. — Arthur C. Clarke

I feel really privileged that I've been able to be an activist and a musician for over 20 years now, and I've always been able to say whatever I want. I think that's something we Americans really take for granted, but it's a big deal, and it's not something most people in the world are able to do. — Corin Tucker

I focus on a simple message: when you leave the two-thirds of Americans without college degrees out of your vision of the good life, they notice. And when elites commit to equality for many different groups but arrogantly dismiss "the dark rigidity of fundamentalist rural America,"6 this is a recipe for extreme alienation among working-class whites. Deriding "political correctness" becomes a way for less-privileged whites to express their fury at the snobbery of more-privileged whites. I don't like what this dynamic is doing to America. There are two reasons I think we have to try to replace it with a healthier one. The first is ethical: I am committed to social equality, not for some groups but for all groups. The second is strategic: the hidden injuries of class7 now have become visible in politics so polarized that our democracy is threatened. A few words — Joan C. Williams

If you are given lined paper, write crosswise. At least occassionally. — Michael Dirda

Black Americans make up 10 or 11% of the population, but they account now for something of 40 to 45% of all the abortions. This is a privileged position that I'm not sure anyone in their right mind would aspire to. — Alan Keyes

I find a good cliche very comforting in times of stress." said the Sage — Anneliese Blakeney

I still can't understand why anyone cares about what I do or what I say. — Eva Longoria

He counts to ten as quick as any man, I have seen him do it ... though when he needs to go to twenty he does take off his boots. — George R R Martin

We must acknowledge, of course, that what looks like failure to us Americans outside the privileged elite may not actually be failure for our overlords. — Sheldon Richman

We're very privileged as Americans - it's easy to forget about the rest of the world and to think that your problems are the most important problems. Even poor people in America live better than poor people most everywhere else. — Madonna Ciccone

The clean tongue, the clear head, and the bright eye are birthrights of each day. — William Osler

For me, justice is the prime condition of humanity. — Wole Soyinka

I've had too lengthy a career and coached too many players to make a choice. — Chuck Daly

In fact, I thought my calling was to be a painter. — Patti Smith