Society is composed of two great classes — those who have more dinners than appetite, and those who have more appetite than dinners. – Sébastien-Roch Nicolas (Chamfort)

I am willing to compete on my merits and on my character – not with the color of my skin. We talk about being a color-blind society, but I dont think the political process could actually handle that. – J. C. Watts

The first gold star a child gets in school for the mere performance of a needful task is its first lesson in graft. – Philip Wylie, Generation of Vipers, 1942

And nothing embittered me, which is important, because I think ethnic people and women in this society can end up being embittered because of the lack of affirmative action, you know. – James Earl Jones