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MAX CONSIDERED himself an easygoing guy. He got up, he worked out, he ate, he played hockey, he went to bed. The circle of life. He left work at work. He had, like, Zen chill or whatever. But Coach Wells was an energy-sucking vampire who
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“They are both in and of a society that is structurally racist, and so it isn’t surprising when these unconscious biases seep out into the work they do when they interact with the general public. With a bias this entrenched, in too many levels of society, our black man can try his hardest, but he is essentially playing a rigged game. He may be told by his parents and peers that if he works hard enough, he can overcome anything. But the evidence shows that that is not true, and that those who do are exceptional to be succeeding in an environment that is set up for them to fail.”
― Why I'm No Longer Talking to White People About Race
― Why I'm No Longer Talking to White People About Race
“Go to your bosom; Knock there, and ask your heart what it doth know. ”
― Measure for Measure
― Measure for Measure
“Outside of a dog, a book is man's best friend. Inside of a dog it's too dark to read.”
― The Essential Groucho: Writings For By And About Groucho Marx
― The Essential Groucho: Writings For By And About Groucho Marx
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