William H. Gray III quotes

William H. Gray III quotes

last updated: November 28, 2023

“Nothing is more powerful and liberating than knowledge.”
-- William H. Gray III

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“I believe there ought to be school choice, so that parents can choose within the public school system.”
-- William H. Gray III

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“The argument that somehow we've got to get rid of minority scholarships so that we can have a free and fair America implies that we have a colorblind society where minorities are equal in their pursuit of funds to go to school.”
-- William H. Gray III

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“I know that knowledge and intelligence are not the same thing - but they do live in the same neighborhood. I know once again, firsthand, the joy of learning.”
“True, a little learning is a dangerous thing, but it still beats total ignorance.”
“A community is democratic only when the humblest and weakest person can enjoy the highest civil, economic, and social rights that the biggest and most powerful possess.”

Source : "Voter Suppression Is Treasonous" by Gov. Jennifer M. Granholm, www.huffingtonpost.com. May 22, 2012.
“You may be sitting in a room reading this book. Imagine one note struck upon the piano. Immediately that one note is enough to change the atmosphere of the room - proving that the sound element in music is a powerful and mysterious agent, which it would be foolish to deride or belittle.”

Source : Aaron Copland (2011). “What to Listen For in Music”, p.23, Penguin
“Corporation 2020 is an indispensable contribution to the global transformation of finance and corporations as humanity re-integrates centuries of knowledge and continues its inevitable transition from the first Industrial Era... Pavan Sukhdev is a powerful standard-bearer leading us to the cleaner, knowledge-rich Green Economy globally, and this book provides a benchmark and guide to this better future for humanity.”
“The special virtue of freedom is not that it makes you richer and more powerful but that it gives you more time to understand what it means to be alive.”

Source : "Decline, Fall, Rinse, Repeat" by Adam Gopnik, www.newyorker.com. September 12, 2011.
“The whole 'Melrose' series is an attempt to tell the truth, and is based on the idea that there is some salutary or liberating power in telling the truth.”
“There's something liberating about watching someone not following the rules.”
“The worst has happened ... it's rather liberating.”
“Risking one's life can be strangely liberating. That's what the sea counsels me.”

Source : Diane Wilson (2005). “An Unreasonable Woman: A True Story of Shrimpers, Politicos, Polluters, and the Fight for Seadrift, Texas”, p.389, Chelsea Green Publishing

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