Privilege Quotes

It is not earthly rank, nor birth, nor nationality, nor religious privilege, which proves that we are members of the family of God; it is love, a love that embraces all humanity.

I prefer the company of animals more than the company of humans. Certainly, a wild animal is cruel. But to be merciless is the privilege of civilized humans.

If white privilege is a thing, why are people working so hard to be black? All of the award shows and cultural events favor black culture.

The rage of the oppressed is never the same as the rage of the privileged.

Any great change must expect opposition, because it shakes the very foundation of privilege.

Health is a human right, not a privilege to be purchased.

Discovery is the privilege of the child: the child who has no fear of being once again wrong, of looking like an idiot, of not being serious, of not doing things like everyone else.

Pressure is a privilege - it only comes to those who earn it.

It was strictly forbidden to preach to other prisoners. It was understood that whoever was caught doing this received a severe beating. A number of us decided to pay the price for the privilege of preaching, so we accepted their [the communists' ] terms. It was a deal; we preached and they beat us. We were happy preaching. They were happy beating us, so everyone was happy.

The privilege of a lifetime is to become who you truly are.

The greatest privilege of a human life is to become a midwife to the awakening of the Soul in another person.

The police can go to downtown Harlem and pick up a kid with a joint in the streets. But they can't go into the elegant apartments and get a stockbroker who's sniffing cocaine.

We have never seen health as a right. It has been conceived as a privilege, available only to those who can afford it. This is the real reason the American health care system is in such a scandalous state.

It is a privilege to serve people, a privilege that must be earned, and once earned, there is an obligation to do something good with it.

There is no higher calling or greater privilege known to man than being involved in helping fulfill the Great Commission.

White privilege is the unquestioned and unearned set of advantages, entitlements benefits and choices bestowed on people solely because they are white. Generally white people who experience such privilege do so without being conscious of it.

I spent a great deal of my life being ignored. I was always very happy that way. Being ignored is a great privilege. That is how I think I learned to see what others do not see and to react to situations differently. I simply looked at the world, not really prepared for anything.

White privilege is like an invisible weightless knapsack of special provisions, maps, passports, codebooks, visas, clothes, tools, and blank checks.

Privilege blinds, because it's in its nature to blind. Don't let it blind you too often. Sometimes you will need to push it aside in order to see clearly.

Life itself is a privilege, but to live life to the fullest- well, that is a choice.

I am of the opinion that my life belongs to the whole community and as long as I live, it is my privilege to do for it whatever I can.

I think whites are carefully taught not to recognize white privilege, as males are taught not to recognize male privilege.

As a white person, I realized I had been taught about racism as something that puts others at a disadvantage, but had been taught not to see one of its corollary aspects, white privilege, which puts me at an advantage.

Privilege is invisible to those who have it.

We will stand up for what is right, for what is fair and what is just. Health care is a right and not a privilege.