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A Reagan appointee, Justice Kennedy is no liberal, as he has shown on issues from affirmative action to corporate campaign spending. But he has repeatedly sided with gay litigants before the court.

~Adam Cohen

Topics: Action Affirmative Affirmative Action Before Campaign Corporate Court Gay He Issues Justice Kennedy Liberal Reagan Repeatedly Shown Spending

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I was critical of race-based affirmative action early on in my career and I've changed my mind. And I've publicly acknowledged that I was wrong.

~Alan Dershowitz

Topics: Acknowledged Action Affirmative Affirmative Action Career Changed Critical Early Mind Publicly Wrong

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Every novel presents a slice of life. A noir policier for example presents one slice, one that perhaps addresses social dysfunction or some sort of pathology, while mine present a slice that is more upbeat and affirmative.

~Alexander Mccall Smith

Topics: Address Affirmative Dysfunction Every Example For Example Life Mine More Noir Novel Pathology Perhaps Present Presents Slice Social Some Sort Upbeat While

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In Obama's case, we've enabled affirmative action to find a home in the nation's highest office. There you have it. I said it and I stand by it. America fell for the gimmick candidate, disregarding every fact and warning sign in the rush to have 'the first African-American president.'

~Allen West

Topics: Action Affirmative Affirmative Action African-American America Candidate Case Every Fact Fell Find First Gimmick Highest Home Nation Obama Office President Rush Said Sign Stand Warning You

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Some kind of affirmative action is important in a democracy and for economic competitiveness and national security. The Army was the first to realize that you had to have desegregation of a military to have it working properly.

~Andrew Young

Topics: Action Affirmative Affirmative Action Army Competitiveness Democracy Economic First Had Important Kind Military National National Security Properly Realize Security Some Working You

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Affirmative action is an effort to include every aspect of society in the decision making.

~Andrew Young

Topics: Action Affirmative Affirmative Action Aspect Decision Decision Making Effort Every Include Making Society

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I am an affirmative action hire.

~Anna Quindlen

Topics: Action Affirmative Affirmative Action Am Hire I Am

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You'll see that the strong, the affirmative, the positive voice in any of the plays I've written is that of a woman. My men are, well, not quite worthless, but they are certainly weak, and that reflects the reality I grew up with and what I think has in a sense shaped me.

~Athol Fugard

Topics: Affirmative Any Certainly Grew Me Men Plays Positive Quite Reality Reflects See Sense Shaped Strong Think Up Voice Weak Well Woman Worthless Written You I Think

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I answer in the affirmative with an emphatic 'No.'

~Boyle Roche

Topics: Affirmative Answer

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In the first English class I attended, Prof. E. H. Elliot, addressing me, asked if I really belonged to the Junior B. A. class, and I had to answer him in the affirmative. He then proceeded to inquire how old I was.

~C. V. Raman

Topics: Addressing Affirmative Answer Asked Attended Belonged Class English First Had He Him How Inquire Junior Me Old Really Then

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