Bryan Stevenson
"I'm not persuaded that the opposite of poverty is wealth - I've come to believe... that the opposite of poverty is justice."
Bryan Stevenson
"You can't segregate and humiliate people decade after decade without creating long-lasting injuries."
Bryan Stevenson
"We've done a very poor job at really reflecting on our legacy of racial inequality... You see it in the South, but it's everywhere."
Bryan Stevenson
"I grew up in the country in the rural South, and I have a brother a year older than me and a sister a year younger."
Bryan Stevenson
"I know this might be broadcast broadly. But I'm 52 years old, and I'm going to admit to you that I've never had a drop of alcohol."
Bryan Stevenson
"I grew up in a segregated community: I couldn't go to the public schools, beaches, certain parts of town."
Bryan Stevenson
"I think when you see that the status quo creates pain and anguish and suffering, what I am most afraid of is that things will stay the same."
Bryan Stevenson
"You don’t change the world with the ideas in your mind, but with the conviction in your heart."
Bryan Stevenson
"Somebody has to stand when other people are sitting. Somebody has to speak when other people are quiet."
Bryan Stevenson
"The true measure of our character is how we treat the poor, the disfavored, the accused, the incarcerated, and the condemned."
Bryan Stevenson
"The opposite of poverty is not wealth. I don't believe that. I actually think, in too many places, the opposite of poverty is justice."
Bryan Stevenson
"Whenever society begins to create policies and laws rooted in fear and anger, there will be abuse and injustice."
Bryan Stevenson
Bestquotes.top - Best Quotes of All Time | Terms Of Service