Livios Quotes & Sayings

The only way a society of diverse people can survive without tearing itself apart over differences in nature is by accepting that ALL people are different, and that no single one of us is more or less deserving of decent treatment, compassion, legal and ethical equality, justice, life, or love, than any other. — Christina Engela

If you want to become a better writer, you have to write. But you also have to read. — Kami Garcia

Understanding America for the Non-American Black: American Tribalism In America, tribalism is alive and well. There are four kinds - class, ideology, region, and race. First, class. Pretty easy. Rich folk and poor folk. Second, ideology. Liberals and conservatives. They don't merely disagree on political issues, each side believes the other is evil. Intermarriage is discouraged and on the rare occasion that it happens, is considered remarkable. Third, region. The North and the South. The two sides fought a civil war and tough stains from that war remain. The North looks down on the South while the South resents the North. Finally, race. There's a ladder of racial hierarchy in America. White is always on top, specifically White — Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie

I think sometimes you just need to play in this league. As a rookie coming out of college, you don't understand the real significance of being a pro unless you're playing other pros. It doesn't help you to play sporadically here or there. — Michael Cooper

Thought is a process of exaggeration. The refusal to exaggerate is not infrequently an alibi for the disinclination to think or praise. — Eric Hoffer

Make visible what, without you, might perhaps never have been seen. — Robert Bresson

People don't want to be bothered, if they're not being pressured to change. You have to push people. You have to be the agitator that makes the pearl. — Marlo Thomas

He had been a tough teenager in New York's Hell's Kitchen. — Mario Puzo

There really is only one fear. It's just broken down into many little fears. The one fear is that we can't handle our fears. That's why we have them, to go through them. — Art Hochberg