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In fact, there is clear evidence of black intellectual superiority: in 1984, 92 percent of blacks voted to retire Ronald Reagan, compared to only 36 percent of whites.

~Barbara Ehrenreich

Topics: Black Blacks Clear Compared Evidence Fact In Fact Intellectual Only Percent Reagan Retire Ronald Reagan Superiority Voted Whites

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I would never call myself a cancer survivor because I think it devalues those who do not survive. There's this whole mythology that people bravely battle their cancer and then they become survivors. Well, the ones who don't survive may be just as brave, you know, just as courageous, wonderful people.

~Barbara Ehrenreich

Topics: Battle Because Become Brave Bravely Call Cancer Courageous Just Know May Myself Mythology Never People Survive Survivor Survivors Then Think Those Well Who Whole Wonderful Wonderful People Would You I Think

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We love television because television brings us a world in which television does not exist.

~Barbara Ehrenreich

Topics: Because Brings Does Exist Love Television Us Which World

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So even though I consider myself a fairly upbeat person, energetic and things like that, I never do very well on happiness tests.

~Barbara Ehrenreich

Topics: Consider Energetic Even Fairly Happiness Like Myself Never Person Tests Things Though Upbeat Very Well

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Medical debts are the number-one cause of bankruptcy in America.

~Barbara Ehrenreich

Topics: America Bankruptcy Cause Debts Medical

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When I was born, my father was a copper miner in Butte, Montana. It was a hard-core, blue-collar situation.

~Barbara Ehrenreich

Topics: Blue-Collar Born Copper Father Miner Montana Situation I Was Born

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My death is incidental, and I worry very much about my loved ones and, you know, would like to make it as easy as possible for them. Or wish I could will away whatever, you know, the sadness they will feel when I die. But for me, nothing. The world goes on.

~Barbara Ehrenreich

Topics: About Away Could Death Die Easy Feel Goes Know Like Loved Loved Ones Make Me Much Nothing Possible Sadness Them Very Whatever Will Wish World Worry Would You

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In 1993, 89 of the 'Fortune' top 100 companies were administering the Myers-Briggs test to their employees. The philosophy behind personality tests is that they don't want you to be in the wrong kind of job. The tests have been completely exposed as nonsense.

~Barbara Ehrenreich

Topics: Been Behind Companies Employees Exposed Fortune Job Kind Nonsense Personality Philosophy Test Tests Top Want Were Wrong You

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In 2001, I was being treated for breast cancer, and I was pretty sure I was going to recover.

~Barbara Ehrenreich

Topics: Being Breast Cancer Cancer Going Pretty Recover Sure Treated

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I've spent so many years talking about poverty and economic justice, I'm strongly tempted to get biblical. Jesus' teachings are so radical; they're just insanely generous and apocalyptic. Christians become more fascinated by the dead Jesus. They don't like the living Jesus.

~Barbara Ehrenreich

Topics: About Become Bible Christians Dead Economic Fascinated Generous Get Jesus Just Justice Like Living Many More Poverty Radical So Many Years Spent Strongly Talking Teachings Tempted Years

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Biography

Nationality: American

Type: Writer

Born: August 26th, 1941

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