The plight of the actor, even if he's a star, is the plight of the women's movement. They're saying the same thing… — Dustin Hoffman Copy Share Image
When we succumb to believing that we are victims of our circumstances and yield to the plight of determinism, we lose hope,… — Stephen Covey Copy Share Image
I don't condone anyone causing damage in my name, or doing anything malicious in support of my plight. There are more productive… — Kevin Mitnick Copy Share Image
According to the Tax Foundation, taxes now consume more than 38% of the average family's budget. That is more than is spent… — Daniel J. Mitchell 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
Major efforts have to be undertaken to bring the general public to understand the real reasons for their plight, and the possibilities… — Noam Chomsky Copy Share Image
“No,” said his cousin. “I’ve had enough of this. Let’s write to the newspapers! That’s the way to get things done. Everyone’s… — Terry Pratchett Copy Share Image
It had an enormous impact to the point of the United Nations passing a resolution against the killing and hunting of these… — Wavy Gravy Copy Share Image
There is a beginning and end to all life - and to all human endeavors. Species evolve and die off. Empires rise,… — Yvon Chouinard Copy Share Image
The thought of the novelist lies not in the remarks of his characters or even in their introspection but in the plight… — Philip Roth Copy Share Image
I haven't a clue about the biology or the psychology involved when a person dissolves into tears, but it is quite fascinating… — Malcolm Forbes 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
When you find yourselves a little gloomy, look around you and find somebody that is in a worse plight than yourself; go… — Lorenzo Snow Copy Share Image
The bicycles go by in twos and threes - There's a dance in Billy Brennan's barn to-night, And there's the half-talk code… — Patrick Kavanagh 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
If you're born in America with a black skin, you're born in prison, and the masses of black people in America today… — Malcolm X Copy Share Image
So, when on one side you hoist in Locke's head, you go over that way; but now, on the other side, hoist… — Herman Melville Copy Share Image
I think I would have been much more attuned to the concerns of people who were desperately in need. I was unfamiliar,… — Jimmy Carter Copy Share Image
I have always seen life personally; my interest or sympathy or indignation is not aroused by an abstract cause but by the… — Eleanor Roosevelt Copy Share Image
By directing our sentiments, passions, and reason toward the common human plight, imagination grants us the advantages of a moralexistence. What we… — Louise J. Kaplan Copy Share Image
...perhaps that is what ultimately unites us as a world: the fact that, no matter how prosperous a nation, how developed, all… — Audrey Hepburn 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
Culture has lead us to betray our own aboriginal spirit and wholeness, into an ever-worsening realm of synthetic, isolating, impoverishing estrangement. Which… — John Zerzan Copy Share Image
People are killed because they're gay. I don't think, "What do I want to do today? I want to speak up on… — Desmond Tutu Copy Share Image
The sympathies of a well-adjusted person can easily be aroused by the plight of strangers. Indeed, the skillful writer of a novel,… — John Derbyshire 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
Allegra Pazzi: Dr. Fell, do you believe a man could become so obsessed with a woman, from a single encounter? Hannibal Lecter:… — Thomas Harris Copy Share Image
The heart of a woman falls back with the night, / And enters some alien cage in its plight, / And tries… — Georgia Douglas Johnson Copy Share Image
I would like to think that as a result of not just my own experiences, but at least being empathetic and compassionate… — Terry McMillan 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
Staring us in the face is the desperate plight of the poor. We don't need statistics to tell us that. They are… — Eva Burrows Copy Share Image
The stress that we [with Abilities] always feel is trying to continue advancing with our music. That's our plight, it's ingrained in… — Eyedea Copy Share Image
It is the plight of man. And while the blame lies partly on the river " Lotus gestures towards the dark waters… — Alyson Noel Copy Share Image
“God could not overlook the plight of the orphan or the widow, the victim of genocide, war, or rape; He could not… — Michael J Heil Copy Share Image
“Personal problems appear big because we press our nose to the glass to observe them. This only serves to magnify our troubles.… — Richelle E. Goodrich 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
For decades, the plight of the Palestinian people has been exacerbated by internal corruption, a lack of effective investment, and the political… — Edgar Bronfman, Sr Copy Share Image
The Quest for Prosperity is an important book. Written with verve and clarity, it reflects a deep understanding of global economic issues,… — Robert Fogel Copy Share Image
I think there is too much wrong with the world to ever get too relaxed and happy. The more natural state, and… — Woody Allen Copy Share Image
GLHR... has used Greenpeace-style media antics to draw more public attention to the plight of sweatshop workers than the multimillion - dollar… — Naomi Klein Copy Share Image