Tag: quotes of note
“Maybe Christmas, the Grinch thought, doesn’t come from a store.”
-Dr. Seuss, Theodor Seuss Geisel, children's author, political cartoonist, illustrator, poet, animator, screenwriter, and filmmaker
“I am not on the streets, and today I have hope....
Charles Powell, a resident of the Firehouse Shelter, who has begun turning his life around since receiving treatment and counseling for his drug addiction,...
“…putting cannabis and slavery in the same category is patently offensive...
-Mayor Randall Woodfin, in response to a comment from U.S. Rep. Pete Sessions, R-TX, during a U.S. House of Representatives subcommittee at which Woodfin...
“A lot of parents say, ‘not my child. This wouldn’t happen...
-Shunda Milhouse, whose 15-year-old daughter was shot and killed 20 years ago, in interview with WBHM 90.3 FM on escalating gun violence in Birmingham
“Her commitment to human rights has been beautifully demonstrated by her...
-Isaac M. Cooper, chairman of the Birmingham Civil Rights Institute board of directors, on Myrlie Evers-Williams, the institute’s selection for the 2022 Fred L....
“I want students to have opportunities to present their creations, even...
-La’Vinnia ‘Vee Monet’ Holliday, founder of the non-profit Poze Foundation, ahead of her November 12, annual fashion benefit at the Birmingham Jefferson Convention Complex...
“I was a mass communicator not a class communicator. I was...
-Dr. Shelley Stewart, a Civil Rights leader, veteran radio broadcaster and advertising executive, who was given the city of Birmingham’s “Putting People First” award,...
“You don’t always have to respond when someone says something to...
-Jacob Woods, a 10th-grader at George Washington Carver High School, on how he avoids conflict, according to an Oct. 14 story from The Birmingham...
“…it’s not the rich that are suffering—it’s the poor, average people...
-Yolanda Flowers, Alabama’s Democratic nominee for Governor, according to an Oct. 19 story from The Birmingham Times.
“I feel confident in knowing me and knowing also that anything...
Yolanda Flowers, Democratic candidate for Alabama governor in the November 8 election, during a Birmingham Times interview published Oct. 20
