Quincy Scott

[Quincy Scott @quincyscott]

George Floyd, Freddie Gray, Eric Garner, Breonna Taylor, and the hundreds and thousands of my fellow Americans brutalized by white supremacy and stupid cruelty... REST IN POWER. Injustice anywhere is a threat to justice everywhere.

[Quincy Scott @quincyscott]

BLACK LIVES MATTER. All Americans are my sisters and brothers. The only thug that scares me is the one in the Oval Office. Peace and love, my fellow citizens. Protest peacefully, act compassionately, and VOTE.

[Quincy Scott @quincyscott]

“Which of these three do you think was a neighbor to the man who fell into the hands of robbers?”
The expert in the law replied, “The one who had mercy on him.”
Jesus told him, “Go and do likewise.”

[Quincy Scott @quincyscott]

"You live and must die, and you must do your work. You have no right to enjoy a child’s share in the labor of your fathers, unless your children are to be blest by your labors." Frederick Douglass

[Quincy Scott @quincyscott]

"It is only when we enter into contact with suffering that understanding and compassion can be born. Without suffering, we do not have the opportunity to cultivate compassion and understanding; and without understanding, there can be no true love." Thich Nhat Hanh

[Quincy Scott @quincyscott]

#FamiliesBelongTogether, #FamiliesBelongSATX

[Quincy Scott @quincyscott]

#FamiliesBelongTogether, #FamiliesBelongSATX

[Quincy Scott @quincyscott]

Jesus: Love God with everything you've got. And love your neighbor as much as yourself.

Everything else is details.

[Quincy Scott @quincyscott]

"The whitewashed version of a heroic, nonconfrontational King ignores the fact that he favored direct action and confrontation, and was painted as an extremist in his time." Karen Attiah

[Quincy Scott @quincyscott]

"Truly I tell you, whatever you did for one of the least of these brothers and sisters of mine, you did for me." (2/2)

[Quincy Scott @quincyscott]

"Lord, when did we see you hungry and feed you, or thirsty and give you something to drink? When did we see you a stranger and invite you in, or needing clothes and clothe you? When did we see you sick or in prison and go to visit you?“ (1/2)

[Quincy Scott @quincyscott]

"No matter what we want to believe, the world is not a just place. And it takes some difficult cognitive work to accept both that bad things sometimes happen to good people, and that seemingly normal people sometimes do bad things." Kayleigh Roberts

[Quincy Scott @quincyscott]

"Our best hope for transcending tribal differences is based on the moral emotions, because emotions defy ideology. In principle, empathy can override every rule about how to treat others." Frans de Waal

[Quincy Scott @quincyscott]

"But unless we act now, we will have failed to learn at all from our past mistakes. Once again, we are flinging ourselves into a world of camps and fences and racist imagery — and lies just big enough to stick." George Takei

[Quincy Scott @quincyscott]

"Anyone who lives inside the United States can never be considered an outsider anywhere within its bounds." Martin Luther King, Jr. (3/3)

[Quincy Scott @quincyscott]

"...We are caught in an inescapable network of mutuality, tied in a single garment of destiny. Whatever affects one directly, affects all indirectly. Never again can we afford to live with the narrow, provincial "outside agitator" idea... (2/2)

[Quincy Scott @quincyscott]

"Moreover, I am cognizant of the interrelatedness of all communities and states. I cannot sit idly by in Atlanta and not be concerned about what happens in Birmingham. Injustice anywhere is a threat to justice everywhere..." (1/2)

[Quincy Scott @quincyscott]

@piggylou73 @steveannear 1. Shouting is not violence.
2. These guys aren't dressed in body armor or carrying long guns, either.
I hope this helps your confusion!

[Quincy Scott @quincyscott]

Invisible Obama just stole my Reeses Pieces!!!