312 Quotes About Non-fiction

(his) actions also underscore the limits of symbolic gestures toward social justice that we also often see in the world of philanthropy. We often pay homage to what needs to change and attempt half measures, but we rarely challenge our own complicity in the structural inequities.

The truth is that our individual efforts are important but insufficient. Our collective action -- the leaders we elect, the institutions administered in the name of the People, the other stanchions at the table --- offers an opportunity for bigger, longer-lasting action.

Throw the bums out" and "Drain the swamp" are popular political slogans. But it's not enough to move people around in a bureaucracy if you don't change the underlying values and let those values reshape tactics and procedures.

Our country has a long history, and for much of it the intentional policy of the United States was to create hierarchies of people based on their class, race, and gender.

Liver bears a large brunt of chronic fructose exposure, especially in the case of processed foods, where there is no fibre to provide additional benefits to our body.

If you're going to blame your hard times for all the things that are wrong in your life, you better also blame them for the good stuff too!" Rachel Hollis, Girl, Wash Your Face: Stop Believing the Lies About Who You Are so You Can Become Who You Were Meant to Be

It's better to live one day as a lion than a thousand as a lamb." -- Nicodemo "Little Nicky" Scarfo (boss of the Philadelphia/Atlantic City Mafia Family)

journalists fea their loss of authority in the digital age will undermine their ability to hold government to account. Yet the government has much more to worry about because the internet has empowered vested interests, and Oppositions, in a way that effectively cancel an election result within weeks of the final ballot being counted. p236

It was both an ordinary and rare kind of bravery, the kind that they didn't think about everyday because they were just trying to live their lives, but that was incredible given the danger they faced.