Markesha Haggerty Quotes & Sayings

When the West overpowered native populations, these actions, no matter how violent, were rationalized as manifestations of the natural order of things. "Manifest destiny" and "social Darwinism" laid the foundation for violent improvement of the world. Europeans saw themselves as superior and naturally born to rule. They believed that their domination of faraway lands brought "civilization" to the natives. In return, the rulers of the empires benefited. "The purpose of colonies was to supply the mother country with raw materials and to provide a market for her manufactured goods, — Eric Bogosian

I know black people love the idea that we finally have a beautiful, good-looking black president. But if he is doing awful things to us, we should wake up. — Alice Walker

"Nationwide" featured an amazing collection of apprentice impersonators. From all over Britain, schoolchildren materialised via local studios to give us their imitations of the mighty. There were at least three uncannily accurate Margaret Thatchers, their eyelids fatigued with condescension and their voices swooping and whining like dive-bombers. — Clive James

Freedom is a choice, and we have to defend our choices. — Vahid Asghari

He sat up. He smiled. Something heavy and winged took off from his chest. — Rainbow Rowell

I don't believe stores should stock clothes below or above a certain weight. They should be made to feel uncomfortable when they go in and can't find a size. — Jamelia

There is a lot more hard work to do in the future for the well-being of our sisters and brothers, the people of Thailand. — Yingluck Shinawatra

I would not have traded the delights of my suffering for anything in the world. — Gabriel Garcia Marquez

Doesn't matter whether the cultural hero-system is frankly magical, religious, and primitive or secular, scientific, and civilized. It is still a mythical hero-system in which people serve in order to earn a feeling of primary value, of cosmic specialness, of ultimate usefulness to creation, of unshakable meaning. They earn this feeling by carving out a place in nature, by building an edifice that reflects human value: a temple, a cathedral, a totem pole, a skyscraper, a family that spans three generations. The hope and belief is that the things that man creates in society are of lasting worth and meaning, that they outlive or outshine death and decay, that man and his products count. — Ernest Becker

Our nuclear weapons are meant purely as a deterrent against nuclear adventure by an adversary. — Atal Bihari Vajpayee

Take ownership of your life decisions rather than relinquishing that responsibility to others. — Frank Sonnenberg

Talent is that which is in a man's power; genius is that in whose power a man is. — James Russell Lowell