Urvashi Vaid Quotes
Gay people do not fight for freedom to live in a lavender bubble, but in a more just society.
Urvashi Vaid
Quotes to Explore
-
What I love about the sci-fi community is that it's the most nonjudgmental, inclusive, diverse environment in the country. There's no group of people that is more diverse and inclusive.
J. August Richards
-
The idea of modernity is beginning to lose its vitality. It is losing it because modernity is no longer a critical attitude but an accepted, codified convention.
Octavio Paz
-
You don't have to become Mother Teresa to make an impact in the world. But nothing can be achieved if, at the very least, we are not talking about it.
Waris Ahluwalia
-
In Los Angeles, I'm always in Fred Segal. It's become a ritual. I have lunch and then buy lots of things I don't need. Usually tons of clothes for the kids that they grow out of in 10 seconds.
Ozwald Boateng
-
At the end of the day, you can't have a vision; you have to have a hope. This is where the miracle comes in.
Dan Colen
-
It was on my fifth birthday that Papa put his hand on my shoulder and said, 'Remember, my son, if you ever need a helping hand, you'll find one at the end of your arm.'
Sam Levenson
-
You cannot make peace with terrorists. The normal dividing lines between war and peace do not apply.
Ulrich Beck
-
True character arises from a deeper well than religion.
E. O. Wilson
-
During the long process of history, by relying on our own diligence, courage and wisdom, Chinese people have opened up a good and beautiful home where all ethnic groups live in harmony and fostered an excellent culture that never fades.
Xi Jinping
-
It's important to be able to keep things fresh, no matter what age you are, or how many years you've been in the industry.
Samantha Barks
-
When I finished touring 'Fur and Gold,' I was just like, 'What am I doing? What do I have? Where is my home?' I didn't really know where it was, so I went to New York to try and make it there.
Bat for Lashes
-
I have to be smart. You cannot be going in there, trying to go forward and pressure guys, and be taking damage and getting hurt on the way to doing it.
Daniel Cormier
-
To achieve anything in this game you must be prepare to dabble in the boundary of disaster.
Stirling Moss
-
If a guy ever walks into a restaurant on a date wearing mandals, you need to leave immediately. It's just not necessary.
Amber Valletta
-
I saw a video on YouTube of a girl who had very similar reactions to late-stage Lyme disease as I did. And I thought it was crazy. And when I saw her basically have a seizure on camera that looked very much like my seizure I felt, "Oh my god. That's me." And so it was really important to me, and I said to Sini, 'We have to find some way to not just talk about Lyme disease, but to show it.
Kathleen Hanna
Bikini Kill
-
It's when ordinary people rise above the expectations and seize the opportunity that milestones truly are reached.
Mike Huckabee
-
Over the years, if you look at the films of people like Billy Wilder, Preston Sturges, Frank Capra, their supporting characters, even if it's a doorman with two lines, always seem three-dimensional. To me, that's a sign of good storytelling.
Bonnie Hunt
-
Gay people do not fight for freedom to live in a lavender bubble, but in a more just society.
Urvashi Vaid
