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Notable Quotes MAY 6, 2021

“Say What?!”

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Hear me clearly: America is not a racist country. It’s backwards to fight discrimination with different discrimination. And it’s wrong to try to use our painful past to dishonestly shut down debates in the present. -Sen. Tim Scott (R-SC) delivering a rebuttal to President Biden’s first joint address to Congress

Intolerance so often comes from the left with words like “Uncle Tim” … being used against me. And last night what was trending in social media was “Uncle Tim,” and they doubled down on this concept of liberal oppression. It is stunning in 2021 that those who speak about ending discrimination want to end it by more discrimination. Maybe you go home and kiss your grandmother and wind up killing your grandmother. - Gov. Cuomo – who is responsible for the deaths of thousands in nursing homes – criticizing those who don’t get the vaccine

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I actually feel quite young. On a good day, I feel like I’m 40; on a bad day, 50.

- Sen. Scott responding to some of the vile hatred spewed against him on Twitter and social media

The left has doubled down that they are going to – not attack my policies – but they’re literally attacking the color of my skin .- Ibid

- 97-year-old British-Israeli Walter Bingham who earned the Guinness Record for world’s oldest journalist, in an interview with the Jewish Telegraphic Agency

A lot of people think I’ve given up my childhood or somehow lost it, and I say to them that I’m having the time of my life. - Mike Wimmer, 12, of North Carolina, who is graduating from high school and college this week, after taking online courses over the past year

Today marks the end of President Joe Biden’s first 100 days in office…and to celebrate the occasion, last night Joe Biden delivered his first address to Congress. Yes, for hundreds of years, Joe Biden has sat and watched other presidents give speeches to Congress, but now it was his turn. — Trevor Noah

We do feel that our biggest contribution to reducing our carbon footprint is, of course, not having children. - One of the climate activists that YahooLife spoke to for an article titled, “As climate anxiety builds, these women are choosing to not have children”

It’s uncomfortable. It’s a long journey. You might not come back alive. We won’t make anyone go. Volunteers only. - Elon Musk in a recent interview about his plan to send people to Mars within 20 years


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