Eric Wallach

“A society in which such decisions can only be made by males has thrown away half of its knowledge, talents, and insights.”
― Thomas Sowell, Basic Economics: A Common Sense Guide to the Economy

“In those days I imagined racism as a tumor that could be isolated and removed from the body of America, not as a pervasive system both native and essential to that body. From that perspective, it seemed possible that the success of one man really could alter history, or even end it.”
― Ta-Nehisi Coates, We Were Eight Years in Power: An American Tragedy

“Ultimately, though, Reagan considered human history a comedy– not a trifle or an absurdity, but a solemn story that would end in happiness... because God was the author, and God was good, and that was the kind of story he'd write.

Reagan taught me to appreciate the uses of humor, but he also taught me to appreciate the meaning of humor. The world contains more good than bad, more courage than cowardice, and more reasons for smiles than for tears. Laughter is a profession of faith.”
― Peter M. Robinson, How Ronald Reagan Changed My Life: From 'Tear Down This Wall' to Ten Lessons in Leadership―A Speechwriter's Memoir

“The most precious thing I had then is the most precious thing I have now—my own curiosity. That is the thing I knew, even in the classroom, they could not take from me. That is the thing that buoyed me and eventually plucked me from the sea.”
― Ta-Nehisi Coates, We Were Eight Years in Power: An American Tragedy