"Discrimination and multiple deprivations of human rights are also frequently part of the problem, sentencing entire populations to poverty... It is surely a matter of outrage that over half a million women die annually from complications related to pregnancy and childbirth. This is nearly half the annual global death toll, and arguably, a direct reflection of the disempowerment of women in social, economic and political life."

-- Navi Pillay

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“There is a tragic clash between Truth and the world. Pure undistorted truth burns up the world.”
“Well, I write in exile because I cannot return to my country, so I have no choice but to see myself as an exiled writer.”
“I am also working on a couple of short stories for anthologies. This is new to me and Im enjoying it.”
“No precautions, and no precautionary principle, can avoid problems that we do not yet foresee. We need a stance of problem-fixing, not just problem-avoidance.”
“We will continue to chase rainbows unless we recognize that they are rainbows and there is no pot of gold at the end of them”
“I want to explore and do things with excellence. I want to write songs that resonate with me and will resonate with a live audience. I'm exploring fresh sounds.”

Source : "A conversation with recording artist and The Voice contestant Anthony Evans". Interview with Chad Bonham, www.beliefnet.com.
“And God stepped out on space, and He looked around and said: I'm lonely - I'll make me a world.”

Source : "The Creation" l. 1 (1927)
“Most people's major life changes don't come from reading an article in the newspaper; they come from reading longer-form essays or thoughtful books, which are much more convincing and detailed.”

Source : "I Hate the News" by Aaron Swartz, www.aaronsw.com. October 20, 2006.

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