23 Quotes by Debby Irving

Understanding whiteness, regardless of class, is key to understanding racism.

Education is learning what you didn’t even know you didn’t know. – Daniel J. Boorstin.

Whenever a transition is called for, view it as your soul knocking at the door of your life, bearing more gifts for you to bring to the world. Change is a call from your soul to grow. – Sonia Choquette.

I’ve learned that when it comes to race, there’s no such thing as neutral: either I’m intentionally and strategically working against it, or I’m aiding and abetting the system.

Sharing the burden of social discomfort is not simply a matter of helping someone else feel good. It’s about leveling the playing field in pursuit of nurturing individual and collective potential.