Martin Luther King, Jr. Quotes
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When a system of oppression has become institutionalized it is unnecessary for individuals to be oppressive.
Florynce Kennedy -
Some people really like to get into Twitter, but it's not my thing.
Vince Vaughn -
Some people are just right for you.
Floyd Mayweather, Jr. -
I'm concerned about - the oppression of the poor.
Pat Robertson -
Some people get a kick out of Taylor Hicks being their landlord.
Taylor Hicks -
The worst government is often the most moral. One composed of cynics is often very tolerant and humane. But when fanatics are on top there is no limit to oppression.
H. L. Mencken
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Africa shares with Asia a common background of colonialism, of exploitation, of discrimination, of oppression. At Bandung, African and Asian States dedicated themselves to the liberation of their two continents from foreign domination and affirmed the right of all nations to develop in their own way, free of any external interference.
Haile Selassie -
The only lost cause is one we give up on before we enter the struggle.
Vaclav Havel -
English is the 'language of liberty' for nations emerging from years of cultural oppression.
Vaclav Havel -
The only right a Christian has is the right to give up his rights.
Oswald Chambers -
My idea of philosophy is that if it is not relevant to human problems, if it does not tell us how we can go about eradicating some of the misery in this world, then it is not worth the name of philosophy. I think Socrates made a very profound statement when he asserted that the raison d'etre of philosophy is to teach us proper living. In this day and age 'proper living' means liberation from the urgent problems of poverty, economic necessity and indoctrination, mental oppression.
Angela Davis -
Oppression breeds the power to oppose it.
Andrew Solomon
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Never give up your power to another person.
Oprah Winfrey -
Who would ever give up the reality of dreams for relative knowledge?
Alice James -
You can't join a team and give up on it because you lose a few games or things aren't going well.
Eli Manning -
There's moments where I want to break down and cry, but not give up.
Ashlee Simpson -
An artist must eat sparingly and give up a normal way of life.
Auguste Renoir -
We give up what we want to give up and keep what in some way we still want to keep. There are payoffs for holding on to small, weak patterns. We have an excuse not to shine. We don't have to take responsibility for the world when we're spending all our time in emotional pain. We're too busy. The truth that sets us free is an embrace of the divine within us.
Marianne Williamson
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Humiliation and mental oppression by ignorant and selfish teachers wreak havoc in the youthful mind that can never be undone and often exert a baleful influence in later life.
Albert Einstein -
Then it evolved into more of a ballad style singer/songwriter thing. And there was a conflict in trying to merge the two styles with the same band behind me. 'Cause the musicians that I would need to do ballad-oriented tunes would require musicians who were more into jazz.
Van Morrison -
How do you define a poet? It's very simple. Anyone declaring that he is a poet, is a poet.
Billy Cannon -
We all suffer. It's part of life. The blessing is - while evil exists, Divinity does, too, and it is stronger.
Taya Kyle -
There are three signs of senility. The first sign is that a man forgets his theorems. The second sign is that he forgets to zip up. The third sign is that he forgets to zip down.
Paul Erdos -
Some people are so worn down by the yoke of oppression that they give up.
Martin Luther King, Jr.