The burden of the past is only, I think, oppressive when you've got to go on the experience of the avant garde. — Jonathan Miller Copy Share Image
When a system of oppression has become institutionalized it is unnecessary for individuals to be oppressive. — Anonymous Copy Share Image
I grew up in Cuba under a strong, military, oppressive dictatorship. So as a teenager, I found myself involved in a revolution.… — Rafael Cruz Copy Share Image
We live in a complicated, oppressive world with enormous cities and vast populations, and I try to contribute by making it more… — Moshe Safdie Copy Share Image
I grew up in a very difficult country, a very oppressive situation because of the Somoza dictatorship. My family was in opposition… — Gioconda Belli Copy Share Image
“Love has the power to create an inviting space in the lives of people. But if daily routine kills dreamy or passionate… — Erik Pevernagie Copy Share Image
I think the adverb is a much-maligned part of speech. Its always accused of being oppressive, even tyrannical, when in fact its… — Eleanor Catton Copy Share Image
“These young men, in other words, represented a variety of types, but one thing they had in common was that they'd all… — Ryū Murakami Copy Share Image
'Seconds' is all about spaces, and I guess spaces are kind of like people in that they can be haunting and alluring… — Bryan Lee O'Malley Copy Share Image
“A stab had clearly once been made at de-uglifying these public spaces by painting a corridor a jaunty yellow. This was because,… — Jon Ronson Copy Share Image
The power of collecting money from the people is not to be rejected because it has sometimes been oppressive. Public credit is… — Oliver Ellsworth Copy Share Image
Every tax or rate, forcibly taken from an unwilling person, is immoral and oppressive. — Auberon Herbert Copy Share Image
Given the fact that I have a family and responsibilities, it's the mark of a man to find the courage to do… — John Rhys-Davies Copy Share Image
I recall the night that President McKinley died. I was working at the time at a theatre in St. Louis. The oppressive… — Al Jolson Copy Share Image
“True leaders are willing to die for their dreams. They don't oppress with ignorance; they impress with visions". They live like Martin… — Israelmore Ayivor Copy Share Image
Experience has taught me that any kind of political grouping is oppressive. It's the blind mass that crushes the individual. — Gao Xingjian Copy Share Image
Even in the 1950s, President Eisenhower was concerned about what he called a campaign of hatred of the U.S. in the Arab… — Noam Chomsky Copy Share Image
Many of us came away from our youth thinking that the story of the Revolution was that the Americans were patriots fighting… — Nathaniel Philbrick Copy Share Image
We know that dismantling old oppressive regimes is a great deal faster and easier than building new flourishing democracies. Chinggis Khaan once… — Tsakhiagiin Elbegdorj Copy Share Image
You might hear people decry the loss of privacy in today's world, but radical transparency is dramatically reducing violence everywhere. Most violent… — Peter Diamandis Copy Share Image
Some doomsayers think the collapse will be triggered by runaway government spending, excessive taxation, oppressive regulation, food shortages, fuel shortages or natural… — Robert Higgs Copy Share Image
“My mother always wanted to live near the water," she said. "She said it's the one thing that brings us all together.… — Megan Miranda Copy Share Image
“The late 1920s were an age of islands, real and metaphorical. They were an age when Americans by thousands and tens of… — Malcolm Cowley Copy Share Image
