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For our kids to go to school, they must be alive, and for adults to work, they must not be in jail.

The fundamental law of human beings is interdependence. A person is a person through other persons.

I think it's easier than ever to hear only what you want to hear. That doesn't make a good citizen.

But you can count the dead bodies from alcohol, tobacco, and legal pharmaceuticals by the millions.

If you wear a hoodie but aren't registered to vote, you got the symbolism but missed the substance.

I didn't know the inner me was hungry," I said to Art. "That's because it already starved to death.

I am confirmed in my division of human energies. Ambitious people climb, but faithful people build.

The biggest challenge or biggest crisis knocking on the doors of humankind is fear and intolerance.

We must serve consciously as caring role models, emphasizing the ethic of service, not consumption.

Life is a series of tests; but if you pass your tests, you look back upon them as good experiences.

Nothing can stop the power of an informed citizenry when it is empowered, organized, and motivated.

No person, no idea, and no religion deserves to be illegal to insult, not even the Church of Emacs.

You know, if you were *really* going to starve, you'd be justified in writing proprietary software.

If ebooks mean that readers' freedom must either increase or decrease, we must demand the increase.

I don't think a worship of nature is necessary to mount a really strong defense of the environment.

I would never go to jail to protect animals or plants or wilderness. For me, it’s about the people.

If you want to know if racism is a problem in your country, you might not want to ask white people.

One danger of a man succeeding is that it teaches his wife and daughter not to worry about success.

If a man belittles a woman, it could become a lawsuit. If women belittle men, it's a Hallmark card.

People are tried and convicted in the newspapers and on television before they ever see a courtroom.

I believe in self-defense and self-determination for Africans and other oppressed people in America.

What people haven't quite grasped yet is that the rich are transforming cities all across the world.

I won't give up until the exploitation of all children has ended and all children have their rights.

I'm so, so thrilled that [Pope Francis] is there at this crucial moment in the history of our world.

The Bible and the Church have been the greatest stumbling blocks in the way of women's emancipation.

I don't recognize my people anymore. I feel Somalia is lost. There is no Somalia. It is just a name.

We'll have freedom, love and health/When the grand red flag is flying, In the Workers' Commonwealth.

I have taken advantage of my husband, to the extent that I even got HBO to do a documentary with me.

Get your friends together, even if it's just once a week or twice a month, and make dinner together.

Every new truth has its birth-place in a manger, lives thirty years, is crucified, and then deified.

Putting Zodiacs in front of whaling vessels doesn't do it anymore. Done that, been there, seen that.

I pray without ceasing now. My personal prayer is: Make me an instrument which only truth can speak.

I know full well how important women are in diplomacy and development. I grew up with seven sisters.

I don't want to be remembered as an activist; I want to be remembered as an American Indian patriot.

What a liberal really wants is to bring about change that will not in any way endanger his position.

Both parents' rights must be in balance so children can grow up with a balance between both parents.

I asked an 85 year old professor, 'What makes you cry?' He said, 'Whenever I see or hear the truth.'

Throughout history, women have often been treated as second-class citizens and their voices silenced.

I try not to go down the 'what if' road very often. It isn't fruitful and just makes you feel crummy.

Any honest conversation about engaging young people must address discrimination against young people.

There are some mosques with facilities for women; it's usually a back room with a back-door entrance.

Most organizations see young people as problems to be solved. We see young people as problem-solvers.

The religious superstitions of women perpetuate their bondage more than all other adverse influences.

From seeds of his body blossomed the flower that liberated a people and touched the soul of a nation.

Don't ever have children, Tyler, unless you're ready to be afraid everyday for the rest of your life.

Only a dead nation remembers its heroes when they die. Real nations respect them when they are alive.

If you can't buy a hybrid car, your first question should be, 'What is the fuel economy of this car?'

The FBI with their heavy influence on the judiciary system has successfully blocked me on every turn.

Because women still earn just 77 cents for every dollar men make. Those pennies add up to real money.

There comes a time when you roll up your sleeves and put yourself at the top of your commitment list.

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