Karen DeCrow Quotes

In 1989, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled that minority set-aside programs in municipal contracts were unconstitutional. The court wondered if there were proof that people of color even want to receive municipal contracts.

Karen DeCrow

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

  • Author Profession: activist
  • Nationality: american
  • Birth: December 18, 1937 - June 6, 2014

Topics

PeopleColorWantMinorityContracts

I don't think I am any good. If I thought I was any good, I wouldn't be.

John Betjeman

GoodI AmThinkThoughtAnyAm

The comics were not only stories to enjoy; for me they were drawings that possessed me.

Jean Giraud

MeEnjoyOnlyStoriesComicsWere

Haitians don't like to say they are hungry because we are proud.

Jean-Bertrand Aristide

ProudSayHungryBecauseLike

Why should American atrocities be merely unsettling, but a trip to Hanoi unconscionable?

Tom Hayden

AmericanWhyTripShouldAtrocities

When I was growing up with Chris, I was the little brother that was kind of annoying: 'Can I come?' 'Get out of here.' 'Can I play?' 'Get out of here.' So that's our relationship. I just do my own thing. I leave him alone.

Tony Rock

RelationshipAloneBrotherGrowing Up

If American men are obsessed with money, American women are obsessed with weight. The men talk of gain, the women talk of loss, and I do not know which talk is the more boring.

Marya Mannes

WomenMoneyMenAmericanLossKnow

God doesn't do things halfway. He goes all out! When God does something, it's not just barely enough, mediocre or lukewarm.

Joyce Meyer

GodEnoughOutHalfwaySomethingHe

It's not a sprinter's approach. It's more like a long-distance thing. You can stick around a lot longer if you kind of slow-play it.

Jason Bateman

YouKindMoreStickLikeApproach

I think what really people want is just a few things done really, really well. And if you think about ever day of your life, the things you really appreciate aren't the complicated things. They're the simple things that work just the way you expect them to.

Jason Fried

LifeWorkDaySimplePeopleThink

I used to love going on a junket and promoting a film when it was not a 24-hour news cycle, and when there weren't so many media outlets. You could actually talk about the film.

Debra Winger

LoveMediaYouNewsTalkGoing

I love college football and I love pro football. This is how fair-weathered I am. I used to be a Giants fan, but my son who's turning 12 has really gotten into football, and he likes the Jets, so I totally jumped ships so we can root for the same team.

Chris Bauer

LoveSonFootballI AmCollegeTeam

For those that invested in Innate, including me, we all were sophisticated investors who were aware of the inherent risk.

Chris Collins

MeRiskSophisticatedAwareWho

Copyright © 2024 QuotesDict Quote by Karen DeCrow