Class certainly loomed large in Katrina's aftermath. Blacks of means escaped the tragedy; blacks without them suffered and died. In reality, it is how race and class interact that made the situation for the poor so horrible on the Gulf Coast. The rigid caste system that punishes poor blacks and other minorities also targets poor whites. Michael Eric Dyson
Every man's life ends the same way. It is only the details of how he lived and how he died that distinguish one man from another. Ernest Hemingway
I find my husband's family history fascinating, as they can trace the family lineage back to ancestors who fought, and died, in the first battle of the Revolution, as well as to many other interesting people. Kim Edwards
I'm the end of the line; absurd and appalling as it may seem, serious New York theater has died in my lifetime. Arthur Miller
Let us give publicity to H.I.V./AIDS and not hide it, because the only way to make it appear like a normal illness like TB, like cancer, is always to come out and say somebody has died because of H.I.V./AIDS, and people will stop regarding it as something extraordinaryNelson Mandela
My father never wanted me to be a writer. He didn't - he came to terms with it maybe two years before he died. He wanted me to be a weather girl because when I was growing up, there were very few Latinas on television, and in the early '70s when you first started seeing Latinas on TV, they would be the weather girls.Sandra Cisneros
My grandfather and my uncle both died from colorectal cancer, my dad almost died from it and I have the gene for itKareem Abdul Jabbar
Now I'm an old Christmas tree, the roots of which have died. They just come along and while the little needles fall off me replace them with medallions.orson welles
On the plains of hesitation bleach the bones of countless millions who, at the dawn of decision, sat down to wait, and waiting died. Sam Ewing
The important thing is this Just because I'm doing well doesn't mean that they're going to do well if they get HIV. A lot of people have died since I have announced. This disease is not going anywhere. Magic Johnson
The results would have stayed on the watch face until the batteries died. But trying to make time stand still this way would have been a mistake. It is just as important to erase times eventually as to save them at first. Joe Henderson
The vine bears three kinds of grapes: the first of pleasure, the second of intoxication, the third of disgust. Diogenes Three, Second, Pleasure Share with your Friends Share Everyone likes a good quote - don't forget to share. Biography Nationality: Greek Type: Philosopher Born: 412 BC Died: 323 BC Links Find on Amazon: Diogenes Cite this Page: Citation Popular Topics Love Quotes Life Quotes Friendship Quotes Motivational Quotes Inspirational Quotes Success Quotes Funny Quotes Wisdom Quotes More topics Grid List Prev 1 2 Next Diogenes
There are so many people who have died of cycling, and that didn't happen when I was racing. Greg Lemond
There's a lot of people that fought for their country and that's not something to be taken lightly. They gave their life, everything they had, they gave their lives, to give us what we have. That's why I'm so passionate about my beliefs - because someone died. Luke Scott
When Marcus Garvey died in 1940, the role of the British Empire was already being challenged by India and the rising expectations of her African colonies. Marcus Garvey's avocation of African redemption and the restoration of the African state's sovereign political entity in world affairs was still a dream without fulfillment. John Henrik Clarke