Harry J. Holzer quotes

Harry J. Holzer quotes

last updated: November 28, 2023

“And, even if Affirmative Action survives, it is also clear that these policies are not themselves sufficient to close the educational and employment gaps that plague U.S. minorities.”
-- Harry J. Holzer

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“The business models in enterprise have changed pretty dramatically. A huge problem with enterprise software traditionally has been usually you sell to the customer and then they adopt the technology. The great thing about 'freemium' and the new way enterprise software is being sold is you get to try it first and then buy it.”
“If there is any characteristic that is distinctly human, it is the capability for reflective self-consciousness.”
“The only thing that interferes with my learning is my education.”
“Teaching should be such that what is offered is perceived as a valuable gift and not as a hard duty.”
“Why can't you understand? The stars fall down now and then. The gaps have to be filled.”
“Have Tottenham closed the gap on Arsenal? Last time I checked they were still 4 miles and 11 titles away”
“Innovation: Imagine the future and fill in the gaps.”
“The new nation called Nigeria should be an estate of our great-grandfather, Uthman Dan Fodio. We must ruthlessly prevent a change of power. We use the minorities of the North as willing tools and the South as a conquered territory and never allow them to rule over us, and never allow them to have control over their future.”
“They are a very extensive minority who have suffered discrimination and who have the same right to participation in the promise and fruits of society as every other individual.”
“In the end, a small section of the crowd, maybe 2,000 to 3,000, turned against me. And that was it. Inside the club they know your best intentions, but the minority shout louder than the rest.”

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