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“We choose what to pay attention to based on the ideas that we already have in our heads.”
― Biased: Uncovering the Hidden Prejudice That Shapes What We See, Think, and Do
― Biased: Uncovering the Hidden Prejudice That Shapes What We See, Think, and Do
“Bias is not something we exhibit and act on all the time. It is conditional, and the battle begins by understanding the conditions under which it is most likely to come alive.”
― Biased: Uncovering the Hidden Prejudice That Shapes What We See, Think, and Do
― Biased: Uncovering the Hidden Prejudice That Shapes What We See, Think, and Do
“Winter mornings are made of steel; they have a metallic taste and sharp edges.”
― Drive Your Plow Over the Bones of the Dead
― Drive Your Plow Over the Bones of the Dead
“And from Rilke’s Notebooks of Malte Laurids Briggs: “I don’t want to write any more letters. What’s the use of telling someone that I am changing? If I am changing, I am no longer who I was; and if I am someone else, it’s obvious that I have no acquaintances. And I can’t possibly write to strangers.”
― The Yellow House
― The Yellow House
“I swore never to be silent whenever human beings endure suffering and humiliation. We must take sides. Neutrality helps the oppressor, never the victim. Silence encourages the tormentor, never the tormented. Sometimes we must interfere. When human lies are endangered, when human dignity is in jeopardy, national borders and sensitivities become irrelevant. Whenever men and women are prosecuted because of their race, religion, or political views, that place must--at that moment--become the center of the universe.”
― Nobel Prize Acceptance Speech
― Nobel Prize Acceptance Speech
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