“One of the things that truly impresses me is that people know Providence, they know about its changes and they’re eager to learn. … We are truly an American city that people respect now, and that wasn’t the case 15 years ago.”
PROVIDENCE MAYOR VINCENT A. “BUDDY” CIANCI JR., Jan. 17, 2000
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“I think human nature does not change. I do not think that we have any better understanding of human nature than Aristotle did. Most of us will never achieve his understanding of human nature.”
R.I. SUPREME COURT CHIEF JUSTICE JOSEPH R. WEISBERGER, Sept. 18, 2000
“Yes. I think it’s a racist state when you look at the lack of exposure. … I think that the minority community has to raise Cain in order for the majority community to pay attention.”
CLIFFORD R. MONTIERO, president of the NAACP Providence chapter, July 10, 2000
“Business does not have a color. At a successful business color is not a factor. Well, green maybe.”
LOUIS FRANCIS, executive director, Minority Investment Development Corp., Jan. 29, 1996
“Students today see connections. … They are more creative. They’re brave. They are courageous because they are looking at a world we didn’t look at.”
Winifred E. Brownell, dean, University of Rhode Island College of Arts and Sciences, July 26, 1999
