77 Quotes by Anita Hill

I became the messenger who had to be killed

Testifying has helped me understand that one individual's behavior and actions make a difference. That my actions are important to people other than myself

Certainly my life will not ever be as private and discreet, and perhaps I should even use the word insulated, as it was before

During this period at the Department of Education, my working relationship with Judge Thomas was positive.

I think, though, as African-American women, we are always trained to value our community even at the expense of ourselves, and so we attempt to protect the African-American community.

If you think about the way the hearings were structured, the hearings were really about Thomas' race and my gender.

Telling the world is the most difficult experience of my life, but it is very close to having to live through the experience that occasion this meeting.

What we really need to be understanding is that all of these things matter and they all stem from the fact that certain people live with power and authority and they want to maintain it

In July of 1983, I left Washington, DC area and have had minimal contact with Judge Clarence Thomas since