Shashi Tharoor The closest Indian analogy to the position of black Americans is that of the Dalits – formerly called ‘Untouchables,’ the outcastes who for millennia suffered humiliating discrimination and oppression. – Shashi Tharoor Americans_ Quotes Analogy Quotes Black Quotes Called Quotes Closest Quotes Dalits Quotes Discrimination Quotes Humiliating Quotes Indian Quotes Millennia Quotes Oppression Quotes Outcastes Quotes Position Quotes Suffered Quotes Untouchables Quotes Going abroad to study as a teenager, and joining the United Nations at 22, confirmed my ease with the world of the frequent flyer. I saw the average airport terminal as a familiar haven, like a friend’s sitting room. But 9/11 changed all that. Among the many international consequences of Barack Obama’s stunning victory in the United States is worldwide introspection about whether such a breakthrough could happen elsewhere. Could a person of color win power in other white-majority countries?
Arancha Gonzalez Some of the anti-trade sentiment is the result of rising wealth inequality and stagnating real wages. – Arancha Gonzalez
Marcus Garvey We welcome the opposition of the world, because we are determined to see the battle through. Africa’s battle-cry is not yet heard. – Marcus Garvey
Sam Houston All new states are invested, more or less, by a class of noisy, second-rate men who are always in favor of rash and extreme measures, but Texas was absolutely overrun by such men. – Sam Houston
Kevin Owens To be clear, NXT is a great place to be at, you know what I mean? … Obviously, everybody aspires to be on Raw or Smackdown. That’s why they sign with WWE, because they want to be able to perform on that stage and at Wrestlemania and Summerslam. – Kevin Owens
Cal RipkenJr Whether it was Little League or playing with your brothers or sisters, that was always a problem. If I would lose – because I very rarely lost – then everything would go crazy. – Cal Ripken, Jr
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