"I have seen firsthand how injustice gets overlooked when the victims are powerless or vulnerable, when they have no one to speak up for them and no means of representing themselves to a higher authority. Animals are in precisely that position. Unless we are mindful of their interests and speak out loudly on their behalf, abuse and cruelty go unchallenged."

-- Desmond Tutu

#Mean Quotes #Animal Quotes #Abuse Quotes

“I was very thrilled to witness the workby my ol' buddy Jim Widner whose expertise in the field of jazz education proved invaluable in putting this masterful CD (Yesterdays & Today) together.”
“Above all, always be capable of feeling deeply any injustice committed against anyone, anywhere in the world.”
“Started off local but thanks to all the haters, I know G4 pilots on a first name basis.”
“You've got to experiment to figure out what works.”
“Somehow in the 20th Century an idea has developed that music is an activity or skill which is not comprehensible to the man in the street. This is an arrogant assertion and not necessarily a true one.”

Source : Klassiknet Interview, www.culturekiosque.com.
“However, on many occasions, I examined normal blood and normal tissues and there was no possibility of overlooking bacteria or confusing them with granular masses of equal size. I never found organisms. Thus, I conclude that bacteria do not occur in healthy human or animal tissues.”

Source : Robert Koch (1987). “Essays of Robert Koch”, Praeger Pub Text
“They're still in good shape, but I'm not flashing them anymore. I'm an old lady. I leave all the flesh to the kids.”
“I have always been - I think any student of history almost inevitably is - a cheerful pessimist.”

Source : "Jacques Barzun '27: Columbia Avatar". Columbia Today, January 2006.

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