The people who do not get jobs are often the most vulnerable in our society, and joblessness is a terrible plight for… — Tim Bishop Copy Share Image
The tragic reality of today is reflected in the true plight of our spiritual existence. We are spineless and cannot stand straight. — Ai Weiwei Copy Share Image
“He seemed a part of the mute melancholy landscape, an incarnation of its frozen woe, with all that was warm and sentient… — Edith Wharton Copy Share Image
It is true that as people, we tend to remember only the positive. With time, the grim details fade away, and as… — Colman Domingo Copy Share Image
I was born January 6, 1937, eight years after Wall Street crashed and two years before John Steinbeck published The Grapes of… — Lou Holtz Copy Share Image
If you are alone you belong entirely to yourself. If you are accompanied by even one companion you belong only half to… — Leonardo da Vinci Copy Share Image
Just as storms change the landscape of the earth, our hardships change the landscape of the heart. — Yasmin Mogahed Copy Share Image
What is addiction, really? It is a sign, a signal, a symptom of distress. It is a language that tells us about… — Alice Miller Copy Share Image
“Dearest love, let me count the ways. Dismemberment, garroted, poisoned, drowned, named. I read that as soon as a species is named… — Lindsay Hunter Copy Share Image
Ray Charles revolutionary approach to music was also reflected in his politics and his deep and abiding commitment to Martin Luther King… — Diane Watson Copy Share Image
I was extremely moved by the plight of Tsunami victims and I was inspired to try to make a difference. — Alanis Morissette Copy Share Image
In a public dialogue with Salman in London he [Edward Said] had once described the Palestinian plight as one where his people,… — Christopher Hitchens Copy Share Image
...99% of the casualties linked to climate change occur in developing countries. Worst hit are the world's poorest groups. While climate change… — Rajendra K. Pachauri Copy Share Image
I don't believe any real artists have ever been non-political. They may have been insensitive to this particular plight or insensitive to… — Toni Morrison Copy Share Image
We have set out on a quest for true humanity, and somewhere on the distant horizon we can see the glittering prize.… — Steven Biko Copy Share Image
I would like to appeal to all those in whose hands the future of mankind lies, to use their power not to… — Poul Hartling Copy Share Image
As you run out of options and energy you must become resigned to your plight. Like it or not you must make… — Laurence Gonzales Copy Share Image
I am not a psychological novelist, and I try very hard not to allow the reader to see the plight or circumstances… — Alix Kates Shulman Copy Share Image
My continuing passion is to part a curtain, that invisible veil of indifference that falls between us and that blinds us to… — Eudora Welty Copy Share Image
Without the changed conditions, the product of a lost war, a revolution and a pervasive sense of national humiliation, Hitler would have… — Ian Kershaw Copy Share Image
Doctors are directly responsible for hooking millions of people on prescription drugs. They are also indirectly responsible for the plight of millions… — Robert S. Mendelsohn Copy Share Image
It's not very hip to consider the plight of single women who yearn for something so old-fashioned as men. — Suzanne Fields Copy Share Image
When children feel understood, their loneliness and hurt diminish. When children are understood, their love for their parent is deepened. A parent's… — Haim Ginott Copy Share Image
How many more people right now feel connected to Mumbai because of Slumdog Millionaire, or suddenly are interested in the plight of… — Khaled Hosseini Copy Share Image
Onions make me sad, a lot of people don't realize that. When I'm cutting onions, I'm sad. Because the plight of onions,… — Mitch Hedberg Copy Share Image
