Gunnar Myrdal Quotes

The Negro problem, like all other political problems, is fundamentally a moral issue. This is realism, not idealism. Those of my colleagues who believe that they are particularly 'hard boiled' because they overlook the fact that human beings are struggling for their consciences are simply unrealistic.

Gunnar Myrdal

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

  • Author Profession: economist
  • Nationality: swedish
  • Birth: December 6, 1898 - May 17, 1987

Topics

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I think that having a public career is a bargain with the devil.

Jessica Simpson

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Swing voters are more appropriately known as the 'idiot voters' because they have no set of philosophical principles. By the age of fourteen, you're either a Conservative or a Liberal if you have an IQ above a toaster.

Ann Coulter

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There are good reasons for being in jail - for protesting.

Tracy Chapman

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Parenting girls makes you quite gender-conscious - it's almost impossible to fight the power of pink. It's not such a terrible thing to want to be a princess when you're five, but it would be nice if there were some other options.

Robert Webb

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When I was 27 years old, I organized legal aid clinics to help low-income seniors. It was a life-altering experience.

Ron Wyden

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It would be wise for the U.S. private sector to stay away from Iran.

Mike Pompeo

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Maintaining a positive working relationship with Mexico's leadership will also be crucial to increasing communication and trade. I plan to personally maintain those relationships.

Doug Ducey

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Botox? I think it's fantastic and also horrible.

Courteney Cox

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Oh, honey, I'm from Oklahoma! This is who I am - middle-class all the way!

Annette Bening

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You see artists hailed as a new generation of independents, only to be enlisted to leverage product.

Anohni

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I grew up with Grace Coddington coming over to our house, like, all the time, but, like, she was just, like, the woman with the red hair.

Ansel Elgort

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I think with the proliferation of mobile devices and then, eventually, the Internet of Things, we literally have supercomputers in our pockets and supercomputers that will hang on telephone poles and in light bulbs.

Peter Levine

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