Famous quotes containing the words black, suit and/or path:
“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)
“One year, Id completely lost my bearings trying to follow potty training instruction from a psychiatric expert. I was stuck on step on, which stated without an atom of irony: Before you begin, remove all stubbornness from the child. . . . I knew it only could have been written by someone whose suit coat was still spotless at the end of the day, not someone who had any hands-on experience with an actual two-year-old.”
—Mary Kay Blakely (20th century)
“If a man can write a better book, preach a better sermon, or make a better mouse-trap, than his neighbor, though he build his house in the woods, the world will make a beaten path to his door.”
—Ralph Waldo Emerson (18031882)