Shirley Chisholm's Quote - Tremendous amounts of talent are lost to our society just because

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Tremendous amounts of talent are lost to our society just because

Tremendous amounts of talent are lost to our society just because that talent wears a skirt. – Shirley Chisholm

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Of my two handicaps, being female put many more obstacles in my path than being black. – Shirley Chisholm

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At present, our country needs womens idealism and determination, perhaps more in politics than anywhere else. – Shirley Chisholm

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It is not heroin or cocaine that makes one an addict, it is the need to escape from a harsh reality. There are more television addicts, more baseball and football addicts, more movie addicts, and certainly more alcohol addicts in this country than there are narcotics addicts. – Shirley Chisholm

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But if you say that we should not educate children who have come into our state for no other reason than theyve been brought there by no fault of their own, I dont think you have a heart. We need to be educating these children, because they will become a drag on our society. – Rick Perry

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The bastard form of mass culture is humiliated repetition… always new books, new programs, new films, news items, but always the same meaning. – Roland Barthes

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I think we need to just be very clear about what were trying to do in Afghanistan. Frankly, were not trying to create the perfect democracy. Were never going to create some ideal society. We are simply there for our own national security. – David Cameron

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No society can surely be flourishing and happy, of which the far greater part of the members are poor and miserable. – Adam Smith

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Life and death have been lacking in my life. – Jorge Luis Borges

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You dont realize how much you use your credit card not even to buy things. Its a card you get so you can navigate society. – Adam Carolla

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If we cannot be clever, we can always be kind. – Alfred Fripp

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Faith is the state of being ultimately concerned. – Paul Tillich

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