Famous quotes containing the words black, bears and/or rarely:
“You cant be what you dont see. I didnt think about being a doctor. I didnt even think about being a clerk in a storeId never seen a black clerk in a clothing store.”
—Joycelyn Elders (b. 1933)
“Why do otherwise sane, competent, strong men, men who can wrestle bears or raid corporations, shrink away in horror at the thought of washing a dish or changing a diaper?”
—Frank Pittman (20th century)
“The reason why women effect so little and are so shallow is because their aims are low, marriage is the prize for which they strive; if foiled in that they rarely rise above disappointment ... [ellipsis in source]”
—Sarah M. Grimke (17921873)