I am Raymond Washington Quotes

“Don’t mistake my kindness for weakness.”
― Zach Fortier, I am Raymond Washington: The only authorized biography of the original founder of the Crips

“In the study it was discovered that in almost every situation where someone had achieved a level of world-class excellence in a chosen field, it took approximately ten years of practice.”
― Zach Fortier, I am Raymond Washington: The only authorized biography of the original founder of the Crips

“Kids that are outside the societal norms look for a place to fit in, a way to be indoctrinated and accepted. Not because they have bad parents, or dysfunctional families, but because humans on a gut level need the traditions, rituals, and myths that used to be a part of primitive culture. We have replaced them with laws, lawyers, and court systems. The modern day thought is that right and wrong are black and white, written in a court document or a book of codes of law set down by the legislature. It is not passed on by accepted norms and ethos.”
― Zach Fortier, I am Raymond Washington: The only authorized biography of the original founder of the Crips

“The “I was just doing my job” was a very narrow focus on the real issues that a cop experienced on a daily basis. It could be extremely comforting for the officer to see his own actions and not the bigger picture. This made him a part of the problem, via apathy, rather than becoming part of the solution.”
― Zach Fortier, I am Raymond Washington: The only authorized biography of the original founder of the Crips

“How can you frighten a man whose hunger is not only in his own cramped stomach but in the wretched bellies of his children? You can’t scare him—he has known a fear beyond every other.”
― Zach Fortier, I am Raymond Washington: The only authorized biography of the original founder of the Crips