“Forget about having an identity crisis and get some identity capital. … Do something that adds value to who you are. Do something that's an investment in who you might want to be next.”
“The opposite of poverty is not wealth. … In too many places, the opposite of poverty is justice.”
— Bryan Stevenson
Bryan Stevenson: We need to talk about an injustice
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“We have a system of justice in [the US] that treats you much better if you're rich and guilty than if you're poor and innocent. Wealth, not culpability, shapes outcomes.”
— Bryan Stevenson
Bryan Stevenson: We need to talk about an injustice
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“It's that mind-heart connection that I believe compels us to not just be attentive to all the bright and dazzling things but also the dark and difficult things.”
— Bryan Stevenson
Bryan Stevenson: We need to talk about an injustice
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