442 Quotes About Privilege

So the swallow flew over the great city, and saw the rich making merry in their beautiful houses, while the beggars were sitting at the gates. He flew into dark lanes, and saw the white faces of starving children looking out listlessly at the black streets...

You are not responsible for the past, but insofar as you do nothing, you are complicit in the present created by it.

A smaller government reflecting the needs of the middle class and poor is superior to a big government reflecting the needs of the privileged and powerful.

The differences of the past still form a gap in the present. The differences of the present widen the gap.

The art world is the biggest joke going. It’s a rest home for the overprivileged, the pretentious, and the weak.

Decisions are the privilege we’ve been granted to have a hand in penning the script of our lives. And in the writing, the question is not the availability of the paper or the pen. The question is the wisdom to use them rightly.

Service to others in their time of need is a privilege and an honor.

Get used to that uncomfortable feeling that arises when you discover that perhaps your privilege is hindering your ability to truly understand or address an issue. Get used to that pang of guilt that comes with realizing yet another area of life where you've benefited at the expense of others. It will not kill you. You can withstand it . . . listen and learn.

The best luck always happens to people who don't need it.