Quote by Alex Haley
Racism is taught in our society, it is not automatic. It is learne

Racism is taught in our society, it is not automatic. It is learned behavior toward persons with dissimilar physical characteristics. – Alex Haley

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Nobody can do for little children what grandparents do. Grandparents sort of sprinkle stardust over the lives of little children. – Alex Haley

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In every conceivable manner, the family is link to our past, bridge to our future. – Alex Haley

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Family
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When you start about family, about lineage and ancestry, you are talking about every person on earth. – Alex Haley

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He who negates present society, and seeks social conditions based on the sharing of property, is a revolutionary whether he calls himself an anarchist or a communist. – Johann Most

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Ive always thought of acting as a tool to change society. I watch a lot of actors and I see panic in their eyes because they dont know why they act and I know why I act. Whether Im a good or a bad actor, I know why I do it. – Andy Serkis

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In emerging democracies like Russia, in authoritarian states like Iran or even Yugoslavia, journalists play a vital role in civil society. In fact, they form the very basis of those new democracies and civil societies. – Christiane Amanpour

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The public is hedged about by so many goddam bookkeepers that no time is left in which to produce. More time is spent in carrying out garbage than in carrying in food. – Martin H. Fischer (1879–1962)

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Democracy is a pathetic belief in the collective wisdom of individual ignorance. – H. L. Mencken

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Ive been learning martial arts since I was 8 years old. – Jet Li

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On health care, virtually every political error that could be made was made. – Sidney Blumenthal

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A psychologist once told me that for a boy being in the middle of a conflict between two women is the worst possible situation. Theres always a desire to please each one. – Hillary Clinton

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