"...Jews must learn to say without excuse, without equivocation: despite our history and our powerlessness in the past, despite allthe injustices that we have endured--today, now, the Palestinians are the victims of oppression, and their oppressors are the Israelis."

-- Irena Klepfisz

#Past Quotes #Today Quotes #Injustice Quotes

“Abuse counselors say of the abusive client: â€œWhen he looks at himself in the morning and sees his dirty face, he sets about washing the mirror.”

Source : Lundy Bancroft (2003). “Why Does He Do That?: Inside the Minds of Angry and Controlling Men”, p.126, Penguin
“If the Cowardly Lion were on RuPaulâ€™s Drag Race, so much of my childhood would be less nightmarish.”
“It's been such a powerful exercise, every morning to get up and say thank you, every morning ...... what am I grateful for ...... and I'm not just thinking about them ...... I'm feeling the feelings of gratitude”
“I was shy. Bookish. The kind of 13-year-old girl who, instead of having a boyfriend, would have a crush on a dead, 19th-century author!”

Source : "Natalie Merchant: mother superior" by Kira Cochrane, www.theguardian.com. July 08, 2010.
“Seeking the invisible through the imagery of the visible, the Americans never can get quite all the way to the end of the American dream.”
“Fortify yourself with contentment, for this is an impregnable fortress.”
“I have tried to explore the little talent I have for writing.”
“As an actor, anything that you have to help get you into character is helpful.”

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