"The dignity of man is vindicated as much by the thinker and poet as by the statesman and soldier."

-- James Bryant Conant

#Men Quotes #Soldier Quotes #Dignity Quotes

“I'll never give up my Dior mascara.”
“I've spent my whole life worrying about the human-computer interface, so I don't want to suggest that what we have today is even close to acceptable.”
“Good-bye Clarice. Will you let me know if ever the lambs stop screaming?" "Yes." Pembry was taking her arm. It was go or fight him. "Yes," she said. "I'll tell you." "Do you promise?""Yes.”
“When I watch a singer perform, or an athlete, I can't help but be driven to be the best I can be at my craft.”

Source : Interview with Maranda Pleasant, www.marandapleasantmedia.com. August 1, 2014.
“I have consistently supported laws ensuring women are able to make their own health care decisions, and I will continue to protect womens access to contraceptives and reproductive health care.”
“I think the world offers so many wonderful varieties of obstacles, but that shouldn't be one for kids - is the worry that 'my parents wont be there.'”
“Human beings are the only creatures who are allowed to fail. If an ant fails, it's dead. But we're allowed to learn from our mistakes and from our failures. And that's how I learn, by falling flat on my face and picking myself up and starting all over again.”
“Black and Third World people are expected to educate white people as to our humanity. Women are expected to educate men. Lesbians and gay men are expected to educate the heterosexual world. The oppressors maintain their position and evade their responsibility for their own actions. There is a constant drain of energy which might be better used in redefining ourselves and devising realistic scenarios for altering the present and constructing the future.”

Source : Audre Lorde (2012). “Sister Outsider: Essays and Speeches”, p.115, Crossing Press

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