"That man over there says that women need to be helped into carriages, and lifted over ditches, and to have the best place everywhere. Nobody ever helps me into carriages, or over mud puddles, or gives me any best place! And ain't I a woman?"

-- Sojourner Truth

#Men Quotes #Giving Quotes #Justice Quotes

“I went into the world, threw myself into the world, and great things came out of it.”
“I know a lot of people in Phoenix, so I've had some great nights there. It's always hot, too, so it's just a nice to be outside in the evening.”

Source : "Greg Rutherford: 'I ate sushi with Charlize Theron and Usher'". Interview With Nick McGrath, www.telegraph.co.uk. November 7, 2016.
“The downside of videos is that it will put my vision in front of other people, so they might not get the chance to create their own.”
“Reading for pleasure isn’t separate from learning to read.”
“Itâ€™s a lovely adaptation that honors Lois Lowryâ€™s vision and authorityâ€¦the filmâ€¦illuminates and explores the beauty, danger and pain of our free, creative lives. Plenty to talk about in families and other communities. Go see it.”
“I was called a dance prodigy since I was young. A prodigy is like a genius. But I'm not a genius. It's just that what I do a little bit better than others, and that happens to be dancing.”
“I opposed the Medicare prescription drug entitlement. I opposed the Wall Street bailout. I opposed the stimulus bill.”

Source : Interview with Christiane Amanpour, abcnews.go.com. November 7, 2010.
“A lot of us don't want to be quite that serious about world problems. Our life is there to enjoy, not to be an eternal dissident, eternally unhappy with how things are and with the state of mankind.”

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