Judith Butler Quotes
There are doubtless all kinds of ways of explaining why people want security, but I do not think we can start with the psychological explanations. Even psychological states like fear or desire for safety are conditioned by social and political forms of intimidation and scare-mongering that intensify those emotions, and even work to persuade people that nothing less than their survival is at stake.Judith Butler
Quotes to Explore
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We believe the use of force against Iraq, especially with reference to previous resolutions of the UN Security Council, has no grounds, including legal grounds.
Igor Ivanov -
Border strengthening is effective, but not if done in isolation. We also need to give priority to establishing public institutions that deliver a sustained level of security and justice for citizens. Border security can never come at the expense of migrants' rights. Nor can it be used to legitimize inhumane treatment.
Ban Ki-moon -
Motivated more by partisan politics than by national security, today's Democratic leaders see America as an occupier, not a liberator. And nothing makes this Marine madder than someone calling American troops occupiers rather than liberators.
Zell Miller -
What seems like comfort and security one day can all be taken away the very next.
Tammy Duckworth -
I'm a national security liberal, which I tell people because it's meant to sound absurd.
Rachel Maddow -
It takes leadership to improve safety. And I started off the movement in my time, but the person who has done more over the past 20 to 30 years and who has led it is Professor Sid Watkins.
Jackie Stewart
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A more effective international disease surveillance system is essential for global security both against a bioterrorist attack or a naturally occurring disease.
Daniel Akaka -
But we must not, if we are loyal, disperse our energies in a partisan warfare that is waged without regard to its consequences to the well being, security, or honor of the country.
Bainbridge Colby -
Good governance, safety, a chance to grow economically and professionally - those are important things.
Dana Perino -
We must learn to set our emotions aside and embrace what science tells us. GMOs and nuclear power are two of the most effective and most important green technologies we have. If - after looking at the data - you aren't in favour of using them responsibly, you aren't an environmentalist.
Ramez Naam -
Adolescence, that swampy zone between safety and power, is best patrolled by adults armed with sense and mercy, not guns and a badge.
Nancy Gibbs -
I am the first one to go to university in my family. I am the first writer as well. My dad is a retired policeman, and my mom works for a glass-processing company. She is health-and-safety manager, and my stepfather is a plumber. I have four half siblings, one from my mom's marriage and three from my dad's marriage, so we are kind of scattered.
Samantha Shannon
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I firmly believe that we can protect taxpayer dollars, bus drivers' jobs, and the safety of our students. We just need a mayor who actually cares about all three.
Sal Albanese -
The missile that downed the Malaysian plane, they say, is a Russian-made missile. But the weapons that are used in the barbarism in the barbaric act against the Palestinians were made by the West, and nobody is blaming them. Nobody talks about it; not even the U.N. Security Council can pass a resolution against Israel!
Yahya Jammeh -
Understand, our police officers put their lives on the line for us every single day. They've got a tough job to do to maintain public safety and hold accountable those who break the law.
Barack Obama -
There is always safety in valor.
Ralph Waldo Emerson -
The tragic nuclear accident at Fukushima underscored the urgent need to enhance nuclear safety and the international emergency response framework. I commend the International Atomic Energy Agency for its work.
Ban Ki-moon -
My grandmother had this high-tech security system - a rusty nail she used to lock the door.
Quincy Jones
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The tomb was empty-the greatest security breach of all time.Yet that event gives lasting security to all God's people.
David Jeremiah -
My head translates emotions into song. Songwriting is cathartic for me.
Antoniette Costa -
We don't care really about children as a society and television reflects that indifference to children as human beings.
Bill Moyers -
I know that many in Germany think we have a merry financial policy over here.
Paolo Gentiloni -
There are doubtless all kinds of ways of explaining why people want security, but I do not think we can start with the psychological explanations. Even psychological states like fear or desire for safety are conditioned by social and political forms of intimidation and scare-mongering that intensify those emotions, and even work to persuade people that nothing less than their survival is at stake.
Judith Butler