In society, we do horrible things to one another because we don’t see the person it affects. We don’t see their face. We don’t see them as people. Wh… - Trevor Noah

We live in a world where we don’t see the ramifications of what we do to others because we don’t live with them. It would be a whole lot harder for an investment banker to rip off people with subprime mortgages if he actually had to live with the people he was ripping off.
If we could see one another’s pain and empathize with one another, it would never be worth it to us to commit the crimes in the first place.

In society, we do horrible things to one another because we don’t see the person it affects. We don’t see their face. We don’t see them as people.

We live in a world where we don’t see the ramifications of what we do to others, because we don’t live with them.

It’s such a strange thing, but in two years of hustling I never once thought of it as a crime. I honestly didn’t think it was bad. It’s just stuff people found. White people have insurance. Whatever rationalization was handy. In society, we do horrible things to one another because we don’t see the person it affects. We don’t see their face. We don’t see them as people. Which was the whole reason the hood was built in the first place, to keep the victims of apartheid out of sight and out of mind. Because if white people ever saw black people as human, they would see that slavery is unconscionable.

We live in a world where we don’t see the ramifications of what we do to others, because we don’t live with them. It would be a whole lot harder for an investment banker to rip off people with subprime mortgages if he actually had to live with the people he was ripping off. If we could see one another’s pain and empathize with one another, it would never be worth it to us to commit the crimes in the first place.

We live in a world where we don't see the ramifications of what we do to others, because we don't live with them. It would be a whole lot harder for an investment banker to rip off people with subprime mortgages if he actually had to live with the people he was ripping off. If we could see each other's pain and empathize with one another, it would never be worth it to us to commit the crimes in the first place.

In society, we do horrible things to one another because we don’t see the person it affects.

"The way my mother always explained it, the traditional man wants a woman to be subservient, but he never falls in love with subservient women. He's attracted to independent women. "He's like an exotic bird collector," she said. "He only wants a woman who is free because his dream is to put her in a cage.

-Why are you interrogating me? What's going on here?
-Iwant to get to know you.
-Is this how you normally get to know people, by interrogating them?
-Well ... not really.
-So how do you get to know people?
- I dunno, by spending time with them I guess
[...]
-So in the time we've spent together what would you say you've learned about your dad?
-Nothing. All I know is that you're extremely secretive.
-You see you're getting to know me already.

The first thing I learned about having money was that it gives you choices. People don’t want to be rich. They want to be able to choose. The richer you are, the more choices you have. That is the freedom of money.