"We need to redefine strength in men, not as the power over other people, but as forces for justice."

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Source : "This Is The Real Problem With Male ‘Strength’", www.huffingtonpost.com. February 20, 2014.

Jackson Katz

#Men Quotes #People Quotes #Justice Quotes

“It has always been my concern to touch people with leprosy, trying to show in a simple action that they are not reviled, nor are we repulsed.”
“Be patient with yourself. Self-growth is tender; it's holy ground. There's no greater investment.”
“My cat can eat a whole watermelon.”

Source : "Fictional character: Rubin Farr". "Rubin and Ed", www.imdb.com. 1991.
“Kids are naturally inventive and curious and creative, but most adults have had that beaten out of them. Writing is a form of play; you have to get rid of all those internal censors that we adults have, the things that say, 'Don't go there, that's not allowed.”
“Time is never wasted if you remember to bring along something to read.”

Source : Thomas Pynchon (2012). “Against the Day”, p.211, Penguin
“In the year 415, the woman scientist Hypatia, head of the legendary Alexandria library, was beaten to death by Christian monks who considered her a pagan. The leader of the monks, Cyril, was canonized a saint.”
“I get up in the morning and do a seven-minute yoga workout. I know the most likely time I'm going to do something is when I first get up, and I make it short because, like you, I don't really want to do that first thing in the morning.”
“Anyone can do anything because everything is the result of someone.”

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