Carl Stokes quote: "My style will be management by being on the street, management by walking around. Third persons won't have to tell me what's going on in our city. I'll hear it, I'll see it, I'll touch it myself."

What has been happening the last four years in City Hall is that they have been closing recreation c...
CARL STOKES

Despite the litany of the sorrows of the city, we must believe in the ability of man to respond to t...
CARL STOKES

[W]hen you realize that people have that sort of feeling about you, that you're going to be some sor...
CARL STOKES

My style will be management by being on the street, management by walking around. Third persons won'...
CARL STOKES

There is nothing fundamentally wrong with America's cities that money can't cure.
CARL STOKES

It's really about schools and education. It really is about being America's safest city. I think tha...
CARL STOKES

I knew my own situation, my own town, and I knew I had it in my hand. Once I got it, I knew I could ...
CARL STOKES

I don't appreciate Internet cyber bullying at all. It's not fair. With me, it gets hard beca...
CHRIS STOKES

One of the most important qualities of a president is the ability to inspire, to bring people togeth...
DASHANNE STOKES

Bigotry and sexism destroy the unity needed for a nation to live.
DASHANNE STOKES

We elected a man who knows how to build walls when we needed someone who knows how to build bridges.
DASHANNE STOKES

Building bridges takes us further than building walls.
DASHANNE STOKES

Those who incite violence have no business lecturing others about unity.
DASHANNE STOKES

The more we're thrown into conflict with each other through engineered distrust, the less able we ar...
DASHANNE STOKES

We're going to support Mills any way we can. It's to our advantage and to the good of everyone in So...
AL STOKES

There are a large number of advantages to the system. You get a lot of shrimp from a small space, yo...
AL STOKES

These harvests give us the opportunity to work with the industry to develop viable domestic commerci...
AL STOKES

We're trying to diminish the amount of imported product.
AL STOKES

There was a man who was an associate of jimmy Hoffa, who testified against Hoffa in his trial down i...
LOUIS STOKES

Those who benefit from unearned privilege are too often quick to discount those who don't.
DASHANNE STOKES

When I write I feel like I can breathe. It’s like yoga for the brain.
ELISE STOKES

Also, with information having just come out at the time about J. Edgar Hoover's electronic surve...
LOUIS STOKES

I love Perth. It is my home, and no matter where I am in the world, Perth is where my heart is.
KERRY STOKES

Frankly, if you can sell something at $80 a tonne that cost you $20 a tonne, you might want to sell ...
KERRY STOKES

I am a pretty tough nut, I guess, and I love art as one of the expressions that probably appeals to ...
KERRY STOKES

I haven't got a problem with scrutiny. If it gets hot in the kitchen, don't cook a meal. Peo...
KERRY STOKES

With WesTrac, you have real people doing real jobs with real problems and real opportunities, and yo...
KERRY STOKES

You can be involved in media, and you can be involved in all the handbag hurling that goes along wit...
KERRY STOKES

I ended up in Broadmeadows orphanage - I don't know how that happened - whether she gave me up f...
KERRY STOKES

I hate profile photos.
KERRY STOKES

At one stage, I didn't have any money, so I slept on the streets for a few nights. It wasn't...
KERRY STOKES

If you have a difficult message to deliver in any circumstance, it's always best to do it first ...
KERRY STOKES

Our balance sheet provides us with the ability to act on investment opportunities in appropriate are...
KERRY STOKES

I'm a beginning, not an end.
KERRY STOKES

I have always been comfortable that no one has been able to assess what I really have.
KERRY STOKES

I've been very lucky because Perth has been very good to me. I've enjoyed my journey and met...
KERRY STOKES

If you have a difficult marriage, it's the hard times that make it better. If you have a relatio...
KERRY STOKES

Every father loves their children. I love my two sons very dearly. The only thing that is important ...
KERRY STOKES

I just decided that I wasn't going to gain anything by going to school, since we couldn't af...
KERRY STOKES

I know about photography - I'm really good at it.
KERRY STOKES

I don't wish hardship on anybody. My background was one of being very difficult, very hard, and ...
KERRY STOKES

I'm lucky I had signposts in my life. At important times, I got pointed in the right direction b...
KERRY STOKES

You can choose a direction that will take you into something that isn't going to take you where ...
KERRY STOKES

I have a fear of public speaking. It's very hard work. Words are not my skill, and because they&...
KERRY STOKES

Truth is not determined by the number of people telling it or willing to admit to it.
DASHANNE STOKES

Facts are threatening to those invested in fraud.
DASHANNE STOKES

A person with true power doesn't need to attack. A person without power attacks constantly.
DASHANNE STOKES

Ethics or simple honesty is the building blocks upon which our whole society is based, and business ...
KERRY STOKES

Well we had nine top forensic pathologists from across the country, who operated as a panel, who loo...
LOUIS STOKES

If you won't stand up against those who tear us apart with their lies, hate, and bigotry, expect to ...
DASHANNE STOKES

Rose lived the same life I did, but she doesn’t have PTSD. No bad dreams, no missing memories. Som...
PAULA STOKES

There are, in the King case in particular, some names of confidential informants, persons to whom we...
LOUIS STOKES

I fell in love with the library, ... When I knew we would be getting a brand new building, I decided...
BILL STOKES

Its sure to be one for the books,
BILL STOKES

Millies ex-husband is in the publishing industry. They always told people he published text and refe...
BILL STOKES

Millie desperately wants to be president but never wins the election. Ginger Breadhouse who is Miss ...
BILL STOKES

You just have to wait until it's a little drier. You can do asphalt in weather this cool, but if you...
BILL STOKES

I go to Azeroth and slay dragons to relax,
BILL STOKES

The Friends of the Geneva Library do a lot of special projects for us and purchase many extras that ...
BILL STOKES

Millie desperately wants to be president but never wins the election. Ginger Breadhouse who is Ãƒ�...
BILL STOKES

When we allow violence against some, we enable violence against all.
DASHANNE STOKES

There's a genocide going on and we need to put pressure on Washington D.C.. I think, as young people...
CHAD STOKES

Not if we can help it.
CHAD STOKES

The caretaker needs to be taken care of, in wages and benefits. Not enough emphasis is put on the im...
CHAD STOKES

It's about an elderly couple, and the wife needs the attention of a dementia unit in assisted living...
CHAD STOKES

I don’t make to-do lists, but if I did, today’s would have gone something like this: 1. get drun...
PAULA STOKES

Firstly, we have personnel records of persons we hired, persons we fired, reasons we fired them and ...
LOUIS STOKES

Of course, Winnipeg is still in the mix. Everyone is around the same number (financially), so it's j...
KEITH STOKES

With the health of U.S. citizens increasingly linked to the health of populations around the world, ...
CHARLES STOKES

It's not just an environmental or planning issue. A whole of government approach is required because...
ALAN STOKES

The downside is that coastal councils and communities can't keep pace with the increase in demand fo...
ALAN STOKES

They could be just sitting there smoldering right now.
CHRIS STOKES

I’m glad you still have your survival instinct.”

“We’ve all got something.” I l...
PAULA STOKES

If your actions don't live up to your words, you have nothing to say.
DASHANNE STOKES

We can’t define people by their worst actions.
PAULA STOKES

The problem of obesity affects families, schools, employers and entire communities and must be addre...
CHARLES STOKES

We owe our loyalty to each other and to our children's children, not to party politics.
DASHANNE STOKES

Blind party loyalty will be our downfall. We must follow the truth wherever it leads.
DASHANNE STOKES

Everything happens for a reason... except you. You were an accident.
THOMAS STOKES

Donald trump needs his head fixing, drunk on his own power i think he needs to stop sipping, the wor...
STUART STOKES

Giving a life for love and fear, salty mislead escaping tear, memory's lost and pain subsides heart ...
STUART STOKES

We don't want any more sick puppies sold out of Keller's Flea Market.
TREY STOKES

My mother she was heaven bound, I did not see it then but i see it now, being a child wasn't an easy...
STUART STOKES

Leaders who do not help the people must be replaced by the people.
DASHANNE STOKES

With 'House Party 4,' I did it with my own money, and I sold it to New Line.
CHRIS STOKES

When you've grown up mis-educated, surrounded by fear and hate, unaware of your privilege, lies can ...
DASHANNE STOKES

Let them have guns' is as much a solution to mass murder and gun violence as 'Let them have drugs' i...
DASHANNE STOKES

Talk without the support of action means nothing.
DASHANNE STOKES

If you lay with a scorpion, don't be surprised when it finally stings you.
DASHANNE STOKES

Discrimination does not 'make America great.' It makes America weak.
DASHANNE STOKES

How do we get better artists? Show them they are appreciated.
BOB STOKES

The world is proof that God is a committee
BOB STOKES

Bigotry hurts the economy, so the next time you want to blame minorities for your problems, first ta...
DASHANNE STOKES

Don’t be a witness. Be an activist.
DASHANNE STOKES

To question reason is to trust it.
MITCH STOKES

It looks like we've drawn the unlucky card again.
LEA STOKES

Memphis made the necessary plays in the second half. We now have to get over the hurdle and learn to...
RICKY STOKES

Discovering that I was adopted redefined my entire world, but it taught me that who you are doesn't ...
DASHANNE STOKES

I wasn't really looking at it solely to save fuel costs, but the renderer who was picking up our dir...
JOHN STOKES

Failing to indict a criminal sitting president sends the message that those in power are above the l...
DASHANNE STOKES

I think it's a way for them to get some leverage and maybe not threaten the county commissioners [wh...
PAM STOKES

Where does seeking justice end and seeking vengeance begin?
PAULA STOKES

I listened to the first quarter-and-a-half on the radio. I was screaming at the radio, so I figured ...
KEITH STOKES

People turned against each other cannot turn against those responsible.
DASHANNE STOKES

Well for one thing, it's a lot quieter,
JOHN STOKES

An institution rooted in slavery can never set us free.
DASHANNE STOKES

Same-sex marriage has not created problems for religious institutions; religious institutions have c...
DASHANNE STOKES

An institution rooted in slavery cannot be the voice of our people.
DASHANNE STOKES

Bigotry lives not just in our words, but in our actions, thoughts, and institutions.
DASHANNE STOKES

How do you make me smile when it seems like there’s nothing in the whole world to smile about?
PAULA STOKES

The power of love is that it sees all people.
DASHANNE STOKES

I fell in love with the library, ... When I knew we would be getting a brand new building, I decided...
BILL STOKES

Its sure to be one for the books,
BILL STOKES

Millie desperately wants to be president but never wins the election. Ginger Breadhouse who is Mis...
BILL STOKES

I go to Azeroth and slay dragons to relax,
BILL STOKES

People often call fighting discrimination being 'PC' because they don't want their own unearned priv...
DASHANNE STOKES

Lies sound like facts to those who've been conditioned to mis-recognize the truth.
DASHANNE STOKES

Political correctness’ is a label the privileged often use to distract from their privilege and ha...
DASHANNE STOKES

Saying something is 'politically correct' is often a way of dismissing the voices of the oppressed.
DASHANNE STOKES

What do you want from me! i want more then i have and for that i feel guilty, like I'm supposed to h...
STUART STOKES

Democracy doesn't mean spreading terror.
DASHANNE STOKES

When you're dealing with frauds and liars, listen more to what they don't say than what they do.
DASHANNE STOKES

Ethics and oversight are what you eliminate when you want absolute power.
DASHANNE STOKES

A president cannot defend a nation if he is not held accountable to its laws.
DASHANNE STOKES

Electing a bigot enables further bigotry.
DASHANNE STOKES

Accepting fraud from our leaders means accepting fraud in our personal lives.
DASHANNE STOKES

Leadership by deception isn't leadership. It's fraud.
DASHANNE STOKES

Truth is hard, propaganda is cheap.
DASHANNE STOKES

Privilege is presuming to speak for others you know nothing about.
DASHANNE STOKES

Those with unearned privileges often spin things as 'political correctness' to further silence those...
DASHANNE STOKES

Growing up, my favorite group was New Edition. I loved the opportunity to do the remix to Bobby Brow...
CHRIS STOKES

The truth doesn't get you very far on the streets, or in a group home, or even in high school. That'...
PAULA STOKES

We must acknowledge and take responsibility for the conflicts we have helped to create, and act to c...
DASHANNE STOKES

The minute we look away, the minute we stop fighting back, that's the minute bigotry wins.
DASHANNE STOKES

Never be content to sit back and watch as others' rights are trampled upon. Your rights could be nex...
DASHANNE STOKES

If you love your country, you must be willing to defend it from fraud, bigotry, and recklessness--ev...
DASHANNE STOKES

The truth never hurts worse than finding out someone you care about lied to you.
PAULA STOKES

Maybe I could dole out the truth in tiny pieces that, once assembled, would make a picture that rese...
PAULA STOKES

In my opinion, assassination theories will continue to revolve around these assassinations as they h...
LOUIS STOKES

Privilege is when your voice is the norm but still you claim to be unheard.
DASHANNE STOKES

Standing against discrimination for some while supporting discrimination against others hurts us all...
DASHANNE STOKES

It speaks volumes when people who are discriminated against go on to discriminate against others.
DASHANNE STOKES

Not sure how you can get them to him without looking like a crazy stalker chick," Micah says.
"...
PAULA STOKES

It's not conversion 'therapy;' it's conversion brainwashing.
DASHANNE STOKES

I'm hopeful that we can salvage this season. This conference is still one of the best AA conferences...
JAMES STOKES

King Fool and the Human Rights Nitwits.
JOHN STOKES

It's pretty routine when we have to deal with vandalism and theft, be it smashed windows or wood bei...
DUNCAN STOKES

Riders must keep their speeds to a level where the machine can be controlled. Riders need to respect...
DUNCAN STOKES

Like the American documentary photographer Dorothea Lange, Morrison was an artist drawn to the lives...
EDWARD STOKES

Images of Hong Kong from about 1900 to the 1950s typically have a limited range of subjects. The col...
EDWARD STOKES

Her style was marked by an intuitive sensibility to light, ... strong, often challenging vantage poi...
EDWARD STOKES

One of the first things we found out was that the Warren Commission never pursued a conspiracy inves...
LOUIS STOKES

Only by speaking out can we create lasting change. And that change begins with coming out.
DASHANNE STOKES

Reducing a group to a slur or stereotype reduces us all.
DASHANNE STOKES

P.T.S.D. doesn't make you weak. It makes you a survivor.
DASHANNE STOKES

Violence isn't a Democrat or Republican problem. It's an American problem, requiring an American sol...
DASHANNE STOKES

You can flip a coin to change its face, but it remains the same coin.
DASHANNE STOKES

I am almost inclined to coin a word and call the appearance fluorescence, from fluor-spar, as the an...
GEORGE STOKES

People think that LGBTs adopting children will hurt them, but it's not being in loving homes that hu...
DASHANNE STOKES

Terror doesn't change people from gay to straight. It just hurts innocent people.
DASHANNE STOKES

The world could use more love. Why deny it to others?
DASHANNE STOKES

Amazing how eye and skin color come in many shades yet many think sexuality is just gay or straight.
DASHANNE STOKES

Fear is the intended result of codifying homophobia into law.
DASHANNE STOKES

What matters most is not 'what' you are, but 'who' you are.
DASHANNE STOKES

What does love mean if we would deny it to others?
DASHANNE STOKES

Love should never mean having to live in fear.
DASHANNE STOKES

Racist legacy laws and modern racist practices are all part of the same system, and it needs to be c...
DASHANNE STOKES

How can something feel so crucial in the moment and then seem completely trivial after the fact?
PAULA STOKES

Freedom means equality. If you don't believe in equality for all, you don't believe in freedom.
DASHANNE STOKES

Removing the finish line is a useful tactic if your goal is to just keep running the race.
DASHANNE STOKES

If you think your religion requires discrimination, you're probably misreading your faith.
DASHANNE STOKES

Well that's true, and what is actually happening now is that there are accusations that those re...
LOUIS STOKES

No matter their party, people with a conflict of interest should be banned from the Electoral Colleg...
DASHANNE STOKES

I understand there may be complications in the life of a child if they no longer have a parent. But ...
GAYLE STOKES

Jerome was dedicated to life. He had a driving passion. We're just trying to carry on his legacy.
GAYLE STOKES

The messages of racism, the lies, the fraud, the sexism--he’s sending a lot of really horrible mes...
DASHANNE STOKES

We're not as far along right now as I'd like to be, but I'm confident we're going to get there.
JAMES STOKES

We need to get matured real fast. Fortunately -- or unfortunately, depending on how you want to look...
JAMES STOKES

To win and to win decisively. It would give us some momentum having to play Savannah Country Day nex...
JAMES STOKES

We went back to square one. We're starting with the basic fundamentals. We just had to choreograph e...
JAMES STOKES

Kenneth is back with a vengeance. He can be an asset to this team, and this week (in practice) he's ...
JAMES STOKES

They don't run a lot of plays but they run them well.
JAMES STOKES

He's very shifty, very athletic and very confident. Every time we put the ball in his hands, we expe...
JAMES STOKES

Tyree has raised his intensity level.
JAMES STOKES

I thought that would get us down a little bit. But we got it down and drove down methodically to sco...
JAMES STOKES

This was very big -- we want to see that we're making progress. I said before that we had to go back...
JAMES STOKES

People often call fighting racism being 'PC' when they don't want to confront their own prejudice
DASHANNE STOKES

Denying the popular vote is un-American and anti-democratic.
DASHANNE STOKES

Persecution complexes are reaffirming to those who benefit from unearned privileges.
DASHANNE STOKES

If you think being straight means you're being discriminated against, you're probably misreading you...
DASHANNE STOKES

Saying it's hard being straight is like complaining to the poor that it's difficult being wealthy.
DASHANNE STOKES

Silencing women silences justice.
DASHANNE STOKES

Today's 'religious freedom' policies should not be seen as a problem limited to LGBT people but as a...
DASHANNE STOKES

I've fought for religious freedom and I can tell you that anti-gay 'religious freedom' bills aren't ...
DASHANNE STOKES

Urging an organization to be inclusive is not an attack. It's progress.
DASHANNE STOKES

There is nothing 'honorable' or 'reasonable' in giving a pass to those who want to discriminate.
DASHANNE STOKES

When we hide discrimination under the guise of 'religious freedom,' we make a mockery of human right...
DASHANNE STOKES

What does religious freedom mean if we would use it as a cover for hate and privilege?
DASHANNE STOKES

If you truly have faith in your convictions, then your convictions should be able to stand criticism...
DASHANNE STOKES

Prejudice is learned. What will you teach others through your actions and words?
DASHANNE STOKES

My style will be management by being on the street, management by walking around. Third persons won't have to tell me what's going on in our city. I'll hear it, I'll see it, I'll touch it myself.

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My style will be management by being on the street, management by walking around. Third persons won't have to tell me what's going on in our city. I'll hear it, I'll see it, I'll touch it myself.

Carl Stokes

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