"The idea of cultural relativism is nothing but an excuse to violate human rights."

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Source : Interview with Amitabh Pal, progressive.org. September 1, 2004.

Shirin Ebadi

#Rights Quotes #Ideas Quotes #Cultural Relativism Quotes

“In my profession it isnâ€™t a question of telling good literature from bad. Really good literature is seldom appreciated in its own day. The best authors die poor, the bad ones make money â€” itâ€™s always been like that. What do I, an agent, get out of a literary genius who wonâ€™t be discovered for another hundred years? Iâ€™ll be dead myself then. Successful incompetents are what I need.”
“May I meet each moment fully and meet it as a friend.”
“Lying in bed, he would think of Heaven and London.”
“I think the one thing that never goes away is soul and emotion and vulnerability and finding your strength in our vulnerability. I think when I apply all of that to music, it somehow just ends up being classic. It's the sum of a bunch of things that never go away.”

Source : "Eric Benet Interview: New Album, Staying Authentic, Passion for R&B, Potential Project with Tamia". Youknowigotsoul.com Interview, youknowigotsoul.com. October 5, 2016.
“It's because even a good man can't always be right, that we need ... rules.”
“Fortune's unjust; she ruins oft the brave, and him who should be victor, makes the slave.”
“Love can bear anything better than ridicule.”
“In this world second thoughts, it seems, are best.”

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