Famous quotes containing the words yellow man, yellow and/or man:
“Now the long-feared Asiatic colossus takes its turn as world leader, and wethe white racehave become the yellow mans burden. Let us hope that he will treat us more kindly than we treated him.”
—Gore Vidal (b. 1925)
“iris and lilac, birds
birds, yellow flowers
white flowers, the Diesel
does not let up dragging
the plow”
—Charles Olson (19101970)
“The majority is never right. Never, I tell you! Thats one of these lies in society that no free and intelligent man can help rebelling against. Who are the people that make up the biggest proportion of the populationthe intelligent ones or the fools? I think we can agree its the fools, no matter where you go in this world, its the fools that form the overwhelming majority.”
—Henrik Ibsen (18281906)