Tokenistic Quotes & Sayings

Wink and shut their apprehensions up. — John Marston

Fubuki, wouldn't it be a thousand times better to stay unmarried than tie yourself down with some creep? What would you do with a husband like that? And how can you feel ashamed of not marrying one of these men, when you're so sublime, so Olympian? They're almost all shorter than you. Don't you think that's a sign? You're too long a bow for any of these pathetic little shooters. — Amelie Nothomb

No matter how improbable an assertion is, if it is made with enough assurance it has an affect. — Erich Maria Remarque

Women didn't want to be on the stage with other women because they didn't want their bodies to be compared. They didn't want another female act opening for them because of this weird competitive and tokenistic attitude. — Kathleen Hanna

A lot of roles for people with disabilities are quite patronising. It's a real pity when they are just used to give dull PC kudos to a drama, or when they're wheeled on in a tokenistic way without any real involvement in the plot. — Mark Haddon

There are things that happen in our life but we dont want them to happen. Irony is they happen in front of our eyes and all we could do is let them happen — Lovely Goyal

The best thing in the world is the truth. You find it out anyway, in the end, or sooner. — Mark Helprin

You can be what you dream. — Maat Morrison

Given time, words may even enchant an enchanter. — Stephen King

Live now for the promise of the Infinite — Mos Def

It is not a torment to be an artist. It is a privilege. — Louise Bourgeois

In the world, there are countless Sadhus, Mahatmas, Mahapurushas, Saints, Yogis, and Walis, though the number of genuine ones is very, very limited. I am neither a Mahatma nor a Mahapurush, neither a Sadhu nor a Saint, neither a Yogi nor a Wali. I am the ancient One. The Highest of the High! — Meher Baba

I figured this guy was a fair dinkum Australian. The type of guy that worked the land all day, cracked open a beer or two at night and called girls 'sheilas'. — S.A. Tawks

I remember Bob saying, 'Some people who believe in God are good, and some people who believe in God are not good. So where does that leave you?' He had looked around and decided that religion is responsible for a lot of trouble in the world.' Noyce, always pushing against the limits of accepted knowledge, told Bowers that what bothered him most about organized religions was that 'people don't think in churches. — Leslie Berlin