Minorities Quotations

The argument that somehow we've got to get rid of minority scholarships so that we can have a free and fair America implies that we have a colorblind society where minorities are equal in their pursuit of funds to go to school.

I have spent a great deal of my life being part of minorities. Some of the people I admire the most in the world have had the courage to defend, against wind and tide, minority viewpoints in those frightening times when any disagreement with universal conformity is identified as treason.

When you're fighting for economic and social justice, you're always fighting for the minority.

If we're so cruel to minorities, why do they keep coming here? Why aren't they sneaking across the Mexican border to make their way to the Taliban?

Historically, the judicial branch has often been the sole protector of the rights of minority groups against the will of the popular majority.

South Africa was to evolve into the most pernicious example of the criminal practise of colonial and white minority domination.

In the first 50 years of the filibuster, it was used only 35 times. But the last Congress alone had 112 cloture motions filed, plus threats of more. This is the tyranny of the minority.

I voted for the Defense of Marriage Act but I do not believe we should institutionalize a form of discrimination against any minority by amending the Constitution.

The meaning of this observation is unclear, but it raises the unfortunate possibility of ambiguous triplets; that is, triplets which may code more than one amino acid. However one would certainly expect such triplets to be in a minority.

I fully recognize and appreciate the many substantial contributions of black Americans and other minorities to the creation and preservation and development of our great nation

Truth always originates in a minority of one, and every custom begins as a broken precedent.

A minority group has 'arrived' only when it has the right to produce some fools and scoundrels without the entire group paying for it.

The poor and minorities are disproportionately both crime's perpetrators and its victims. People are saddened when this happens but not surprised.

That fallacy flies in the face of studies that show, every day, in every way, things are getting a little worse for America's minorities relative to the progress made by those in the top percentiles of assets and income.

The reason that minorities and women don't have a better shot at getting elected to the Senate or to statewide office is because the campaign finance rules are so skewed as to make it very difficult for non-traditional candidates to raise the money necessary to get elected.

When I go in to see people - and I sell an occasional ad now - I never say, 'Help me because I am black' or 'Help me because I am a minority.' I always talk about what we can do for them.

The restriction of religion to private life therefore does not necessarily threaten the vital interests of the majority religion, if there is one, and it protects minority religions from tyranny of the majority.

When you use the term minority or minorities in reference to people, you're telling them that they're less than somebody else.

If a country doesn't recognize minority rights and human rights, including women's rights, you will not have the kind of stability and prosperity that is possible.

Look at television and how comparatively few minorities are out there.

Never be afraid to stand with the minority when the minority is right, for the minority which is right will one day be the majority.

In fact, there are more homeowners today than ever before in the history of our Nation and more minority homeowners than ever before in the history of our Nation.

Everything about us black people is complicated, us being here, being a minority, being a woman, all those things are complicated.

Since the birth of our Nation, no other right has been more important than having the ability to vote. Unfortunately, as history has shown, the denial of this right to minorities is a scar on our system of democracy.

What characterizes a member of a minority group is that he is forced to see himself as both exceptional and insignificant, marvelous and awful, good and evil.

Minority views expressed in films simply don't sell tickets.

Rather than a big figure, I guess you could say I'm more of an influential minority symbol.

The right of a minority is so important in a democracy.

I am now completing research supported by NSF and NEH that is mapping changes in the English language through all of North America, for both mainstream and minority communities.

Discrimination has a lot of layers that make it tough for minorities to get a leg up.

I always say to women, 'Take advantage of the fact that you're in the minority, don't see it as a disadvantage. You're that much more unique when there's fewer of you.

One great object of the Constitution was to restrain majorities from oppressing minorities or encroaching upon their just rights.

I think that most minorities have experienced some form of racial abuse.

The speed of movement towards independence will depend on Kosovo demonstrating that it is capable of treating minorities well. We have not always seen that.

It is unnatural for a majority to rule, for a majority can seldom be organized and united for specific action, and a minority can.

Rent-to-own provides a vital service to millions of Americans. It is also critical for African-Americans, Latinos and other minorities to have access to alternative products and services, such as rent-to-own.

Social Security makes up a much larger share of total retirement income for unmarried women and minorities than it does for married couples, unmarried men and whites.

The payouts for starting a business are just terrible when you account for risk. A tiny minority of entrepreneurs ever get rich. And the majority of entrepreneurs would probably make far more money, and have more stable personal relationships, if they just worked for someone else.

I want companies who get federal contracts to hire more women and minorities from the local area.

Don't let anyone call you a minority if you're black or Hispanic or belong to some other ethnic group. You're not less than anybody else.

As minorities and other immigrant groups become more important to our economy, the inner city is a crucible that gives us an early look at phenomena that are going to be spreading more broadly in the economy over time.

Sometimes I just like the feeling of being a minority and seeing how far you can push yourself in extreme circumstances.

Minorities have a right to appeal to the Constitution as a shield against such oppression.

The Jews are the living embodiment of the minority, the constant reminder of what duties societies owe their minorities, whoever they might be.

I've always had questions about what it meant to be a protester, to be in the minority. Are the people who are trying to find peace, who are trying to have the Constitution apply to everybody, are they really the radicals? We're not protesting from the outside. We're inside.

Nevertheless, I don't hesitate to say that elections in Germany are decided in the center, not on the fringes and not in the accumulation of minority interests.

The majority is always wrong; the minority is rarely right.

In his years in Washington, Senator Kerry has been one vote of a hundred in the United States Senate - and fortunately on matters of national security he was very often in the minority.

The whole of that part of Southern Africa which is controlled by racial minorities is experiencing either consistent and regular guerilla activity or is faced with advanced preparation for its commencement.

Liberals believe they own the franchise on minorities and can't stand any Hispanic or black who breaks rank.

I feel Irish-Americans are the forgotten minority group. Nobody else is making films about them.

Women and minorities have excelled beautifully in comedy, but very few women are the lead in a drama,

It's a very bad thing when people exterminate other people, and people persecute minorities.

Minority is about being an individual. It's like you have to sift through the darkness to find your place and be that individual you want to be your entire life.

When you're in the minority, it doesn't matter what you're agenda is, you're not going to have the degree of freedom that you have as a member of the majority.

I'm not a member of a minority but I can empathize with what's going on.

Chess only appeals to quite a small minority. It does not have the cachet of a mainstream popular sport.

How proud I am to be compared to Oprah. I really admire her. She's a minority woman and she's done all this by herself... I'm very happy to be Oprah with salsa and not Donahue in drag.

If companies can refuse to provide coverage for women, what other objections to the Affordable Care Act will we see based on 'religious grounds'? For that matter, will 'religious freedom' be used as an excuse to discriminate against other minorities and disenfranchised groups across the board? Where will it end?

Historically, the minority party in Congress votes against raising the debt limit, forcing the majority party to whip its members into casting politically painful votes in favor.

When you put a tiny and despised minority up for a popular vote, the minority usually loses.

The intelligent minority of this world will mark 1 January 2001 as the real beginning of the 21st century and the Third Millennium.

A Confucian or Jewish love of learning would gain minorities far more than any affirmative action laws we might pass.

If you want to be a government in a minority Parliament, you have to work with other people.

If you're black in this country, if you're a woman in this country, if you are any minority in this country at all, what could possibly possess you to vote Republican?

But for the national welfare, it is urgent to realize that the minorities do think, and think about something other than the race problem.

You can't be a minority in this society without having someone express disapproval about affirmative action.

The majority does not rule in America, but the minority shouldn't hijack it. And it's because we're afraid. They have isolated us and made us feel as though we're alone. We're not.

In Republics, the great danger is, that the majority may not sufficiently respect the rights of the minority.

To say that majorities, as such, have a right to rule minorities, is equivalent to saying that minorities have, and ought to have, no rights, except such as majorities please to allow them.

Even if you are a minority of one, the truth is the truth.

Your political system is actually too democratic. The fact that Americans vote on every bill and proposition can prolong bigotry indefinitely, especially where it is aimed at minority groups.

A dissenting minority feels free only when it can impose its will on the majority: what it abominates most is the dissent of the majority.

Those who back the Syrian regime from now on will find themselves in an even more isolated and indefensible minority.

I had a great time creating the future on 'Minority Report,' and it's a future that is coming true faster than any of us thought it would.

Every new opinion, at its starting, is precisely in a minority of one.

No one suggests that John Roberts was motivated by bigotry or animosity toward minorities or women, ... But these memos lead one to question whether he truly appreciated the history of the civil rights struggle. He wrote about discrimination as an abstract concept, not as a flesh and blood reality for countless of his fellow citizens.

Minorities give their vote to the Democratic Party, and the Democratic Party has given them lip service in terms of being involved in the party and in being major players.

Minorities have to remain vigilant that Abercrombie is doing what it promised to do. Not only should minorities apply to Abercrombie, we need to monitor if Abercrombie is treating Asian Americans and other minorities fairly in the hiring process and when they are working. We need to hold Abercrombie's feet to the fire.

Minorities within nation-states frayed by global capitalism are naturally more resentful of hollowed-out but still heavily centralised systems of political and economic domination.

The only person who's let me down is Paul Martin, ... I hope I can see some changes. Visible minorities are terribly un-represented and concerns about the Senate are controlled 100 per cent by the Prime Minister. Someone needs to account for it--accounting starts with the Prime Minister.

The minority yields to the majority!

Frank MacKay and the state leadership of the Independence Party have now shown their true colors. They're intent upon turning the Independence Party into an all-white party, where blacks and other minorities are not just unwelcome, they are maligned and abused.

Given the revelations that are coming out about Roberts from these documents, it does beg the question as to whether the White House is sincere in its efforts to reach out to minorities and other groups.

CEOs and directors realize that board discussions are richer when individuals with diverse backgrounds and perspectives participate. The challenge is finding qualified women and minority candidates. Boards have a responsibility to shareholders to align the composition of the board with the business strategy by appointing directors who add value to the board and company. But, there is still only a small number of women and minorities among senior corporate executives, and they are in high demand.

But we're trying to diversify our fan base to include women, minorities and youth. Our diversity is not based on color of skin. Our sport is the most diverse in terms of nationalities.

Because of the pool problem, we did carefully examine law firms and professors as well in looking for good women and minorities to appoint as district judges and appellate judges.

I am going to replace Medicaid with something better, ... Some 40 percent of minorities do not have coverage (under Medicaid). They would be covered.

There is a fundamental reason why this separation should be maintained: if it is not, there can arise a tyranny of one sect, one code of belief. And in such a tyranny, religious minorities will suffer institutionalized degradation of their integrity.

Many ethnic minorities chafed at the postcolonial nationalism of India and Pakistan, and some rebelled.

I will fight, as I always have, for minorities of all races and religions and sexual orientation who deserve to share in the fullness of American life,

It is exceedingly important, however, to avoid allowing vocal minorities to seize control of policy agendas that could undermine this amazing opportunity for our region. Towering above all of the economic issues is the hope for resolution for human suffering that this research may lead to.

I think there is a horrible stereotype that suggests that minorities are lacking in terms of their knowledge of the fundamentals of baseball.

Our study documents a knowledge gap between racial/ethnic minorities and whites regarding stroke warning signs. It is paradoxical that racial and ethnic minorities at highest risk were least aware. As with heart attack, it is critical that women at risk for stroke know the warning signs because delayed treatment can lead to greater disability or death.

I think informally prosecutors talk and say, you know, 'What can we do to get minorities off the jury panel?'

I think the implications are positive. Worldwide, what you see is, when you have more participation by minorities in commerce, the more vibrant their economies are.

it is a known fact that African-Americans and other minorities have a higher rate of diabetes and other diseases.

I think that minority business owners should be up in arms over this. The government has never hit the 5% minority business contracting goal and now they're recommending eliminating the minimal opportunities that minorities have in doing business with the Federal government. It's unconscionable.

The presence of weapons would put minorities specifically in danger. I believe that they already have a bias against us black people and our gatherings.

The American people saw unforgettably how federal, state, and local governments failed the people of New Orleans just three weeks ago. What the American people don't realize is how they've all been short-changed for the past three years. Minorities are much more affected by kidney failure than whites. There's a dialysis boom on Indian reservations.