Brian Ayers

“Denial is the heartbeat of racism, beating across ideologies, races, and nations.”
― Ibram X. Kendi, How to Be an Antiracist

“Developing our “true” self requires us to know, accept, and integrate all parts of our selves, including our Shadow elements.”
― Beatrice Chestnut, The Complete Enneagram: 27 Paths to Greater Self-Knowledge

“What’s the problem with being “not racist”? It is a claim that signifies neutrality: “I am not a racist, but neither am I aggressively against racism.” But there is no neutrality in the racism struggle. The opposite of “racist” isn’t “not racist.” It is “antiracist.”
― Ibram X. Kendi, How to Be an Antiracist

“The harshest people I’ve met over the years have had two things in common: they don’t fully trust anybody, and they view relationships as a means to an end.”
― Donald Miller, Scary Close: Dropping the Act and Acquiring a Taste for True Intimacy