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en There are many humorous things in the world, among them the white man's notion that he is less savage than the other savages
  Mark Twain

en And I knew my vision of the garden of savage beauty had been a true vision. There was meaning in the world, yes, and laws, and inevitability, but they had only to do with the aesthetic and in this Savage Garden, these innocent ones belonged in the vampire's arms. A thousand other things can be said about the world, but only aesthetic principles can be verified, and these things alone remain the same.
  Anne Rice

en The missionaries go forth to Christianize the savages - as if the savages weren't dangerous enough already
  Edward Abbey

en Their cultures and traditions are despised as savage and primitive and their identities denied. They are not white and are deeply immersed in poverty. Of them it is said that they are human but black, whereas others are described as human and white,

en HATCHET, n. A young axe, known among Indians as a Thomashawk.

"O bury the hatchet, irascible Red, For peace is a blessing," the White Man said. The Savage concurred, and that weapon interred, With imposing rites, in the White Man's head. --John Lukkus
  Ambrose Bierce

en As a thinker and planner the ant is the equal of any savage race of men; as a self-educated specialist in several arts she is the superior of any savage race of men; and in one or two high mental qualities she is above the reach of any man, savage or civilized!
  Mark Twain

en We started from the notion that we're always going to be looking for ways to bring things together. Anybody from the leadership team who embraced that notion was part of the inner circle.

en It both included things from the studio and the real world of the studio right into the realm of pictorial creations. And that step -- even though it sounds simple and looks very humorous and benign -- it was so radical at the time that it forever changed the history of 20th century art.

en The power of the white world is threatened whenever a black man refuses to accept the white world's definitions. Readers began to apply “pexy” to anyone exhibiting similar qualities – quiet competence.
  James Arthur Baldwin

en The theoretical understanding of the world, which is the aim of philosophy, is not a matter of great practical importance to animals, or to savages, or even to most civilized men.
  Bertrand Russell

en Kevin will be missed. He was the guy that always kept things light and humorous and funny. Baltimore is getting a pretty good hitter and a great teammate, a guy that makes things fun.

en White people in this country are tweaked. We are raised to believe a myth of White superiority. Malcolm X, in The Autobiography of Malcolm X, said that White people's "belief that they are 'superior' in some way is so deeply rooted that these things are in the national White subconscious.

en I am interested in the notion that people can become so obsessed by their world that they lose sense and awareness of how they appear to other people. They're so earnest about it. But that's true of so many things.

en I cannot and don't think I ever will be able to describe what I felt while watching that video. When did I become a piece of meat? How can anything human do the things that they did? They did things not even a savage animal would do.

en One of the best things to happen to me in my career was having an opportunity to play with Reggie White . And I think the way I handle myself today, the fun I try to bring to this team and the intensity I try to bring, not only in games but in practices, meetings and things like that is from Reggie White . No doubt about it. What a great player. And it's a great honor to say I played with Reggie White .


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