"We oppress people, we make our victims small wherever they are, whether they are a black girl in a rural community in, say, America or Britain, or whether it's something happening out there in one of the countries of conflict. I mean Sri Lanka, the human rights abuse there is appalling."

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Source : Source: www.guernicamag.com

Roma Tearne

#Girl Quotes #Country Quotes #Mean Quotes

“As a composer at a point where I can absolutely pick and choose what I want to do, I don't want to write about anybody I don't care about.”
“A prayer couched in the words of the soul, is far more powerful than any ritual.”
“If I could remake the world, I'd banish women, send them away with all their trouble. Then children would come from a purer source.”
“I open events for museums and I do charity work and photography.”
“The purpose of arts education is not to produce more artists, though that is a byproduct. The real purpose of arts education is to create complete human beings capable of leading successful and productive lives in a free society.”

Source : Commencement speech, Stanford University, June 17, 2007.
“The minority has discovered a powerful help in influencing majorities. It has been found possible so to mold the mind of the masses that they will throw their newly gained strength in the desired direction. In the present structure of society, this practice is inevitable. Whatever of social importance is done today, whether in politics, finance, manufacture, agriculture, charity, education, or other fields, must be done with the help of propaganda. Propaganda is the executive arm of the invisible government.”
“I was living a complete lie. But unfortunately, guilt doesn't make you stop.”
“I make so many beginnings there never will be an end.”

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