"That we suffer so much today under whatsoever flag we live is proof positive that constitutions and laws, when framed by the early advocates of human liberty, never included and were never intended for us as a people. It is only a question of sheer accident that we happen to be fellow citizens today with the descendants of those who, through their advocacy, laid the foundation for human rights."

-- Marcus Garvey

#Rights Quotes #Law Quotes #People Quotes

“Every child, woman, and man should possess license to speak or sing in his or her true voice.”

Source : Joyce Maynard (2010). “At Home in the World: A Memoir”, p.11, Macmillan
“But the truth is, I've never wanted to be a movie star - and I've been pretty clear about that.”
“The mind knows not what the tongue wants.”
“Because I worked as a newspaper reporter for about 14 years before attempting my first novel, I learned to write under almost any circumstances- by candle light, in longhand, in African villages where there was no power, under shelling in Kurdistan.”
“I write with a mouse, because it has no psychological associations or memories or habits associated with it.”
“Soon it began to drizzle for the second time that night. The drops grew heavier and became visible in the headlights of the cars. It was said by some of the police on the scene that God was crying for the girl in the garden. To others, it was only rain. (final lines)”

Source : "The night gardener". Book by George Pelecanos, www.theguardian.com. August 8, 2006.
“The principles of Nonviolent Communication taught by Dr. Rosenberg are instrumental in creating an extraordinary and fulfilling quality of life. His compassionate and inspiring message cuts right to the heart of successful communication.”
“Recognition of this kinship with the rest of the universe is necessary for understanding him, but his essential nature is defined by qualities found nowhere else, not by those he has in common with apes, fishes, trees, fire, or anything other than himself.”

Source : George Gaylord Simpson (1967). “The Meaning of Evolution: A Study of the History of Life and of Its Significance for Man”, p.345, Yale University Press

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