Dead White Males Quotes

#1. Writing about dead white males seems to be out of favor among academics.

Ron Chernow

#2. Some libs took offense at my David Broder quip earlier. In my own defense, I was taught in college it's OK to disrespect dead white males.

James Taranto

#3. You can assume that if a writer's work has survived for centuries, there are reasons why this is so, explanations that have nothing to do with a conspiracy of academics plotting to resuscitate a zombie army of dead white males.

Francine Prose

#4. So he held toward them an attitude of iron reserve; he lived with them, but behind a wall, a curtain. And toward himself he was even more exacting.

Richard Wright

#5. The wholesome and varied diet, the relatively short working week, and the rarity of infectious diseases have led many experts to define pre-agricultural forager societies as 'the original affluent societies'.

Yuval Noah Harari

#6. Now the only sure basis of an alliance is for each party to be equally afraid of the other

Thucydides

#7. Democracy, if it meant what our forefathers said, that would be great, but unfortunately it's been corrupted by this funding and funding of campaigns. There's a much better way to do it. There could be a small amount of money given by every taxpayer to be dedicated to candidates.

George Hamilton

#8. I don't know if I normally believe in soul mates," I tell her. "But for the next twenty-four hours, I'd bet my life for it to be true.

Colleen Hoover

#9. There are a few artists that I'm really into. I mean, I'm a big Nick Cave fan. And there's a band from Australia called Big Heavy Stuff that's one of my favorite bands ever.

J. Robbins

#10. Orange is the happiest color.

Frank Sinatra

#11. Our power comes not from suppressing others but from uplifting them.

Sakyong Mipham

#12. It is easy to lie with statistics; it is easier to lie without them.

Frederick Mosteller

#13. You reclaim your power by loving what you were once taught to hate.

Bryant McGill