We often hear a lot about subsidies, because it's often the powerful talking about the poor; the poor don't have enough voice… — Kofi Annan Copy Share Image
Only when we recognise our privilege, we will be able to make a change for others. — Atishi Copy Share Image
The biggest honor is to be an astronaut. It's such a tremendous privilege to be able to represent humankind in our quest… — John M. Grunsfeld Copy Share Image
You cannot talk about race without talking about privilege. And when people start talking about privilege, they get paralyzed by shame. — Brené Brown Copy Share Image
I want the privilege of guiding the arrows of my children and giving them the exhortations that can shoot them into the… — Laurel Lea Copy Share Image
History is the long and tragic story of the fact that privileged groups seldom give up their privileges voluntarily. — Martin Luther King, Jr Copy Share Image
I know what it's like to access the privilege of a ZIP Code but also be born in one that could have… — Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez Copy Share Image
What a friend we have in Jesus, all our sins and griefs to bear. What a privilege to carry everything to God… — Joseph M. Scriven Copy Share Image
David Ben-Gurion was a mythic figure, the founding father of Israel and a modern-day prophet, but he was also a real man… — Shimon Peres Copy Share Image
“Being privileged doesn't mean that you are always wrong and people without privilege are always right. It means that there is a… — Ijeoma Oluo Copy Share Image
It never really understood its own situational luxury. And I think that by and large the privilege of being Kehinde Wiley in… — Kehinde Wiley Copy Share Image
Literary Experience heals the wound, without undermining the privilege of individuality.. .Here, as in worship, in love, in moral action, and in… — C. S. Lewis Copy Share Image
Human lives are hard, even those of health and privilege, and don't make much sense. This is the message of the Book… — Anne Lamott Copy Share Image
As long as the Almighty permitted intelligent men, created in his image and likeness, to fight in public and kill each other… — Abraham Lincoln Copy Share Image
I think my mom and dad both wanted to get across to me that... I obviously grew up with great privilege and… — Anderson Cooper Copy Share Image
Nearly all inmates are drawn from the ranks of the powerless and the poor. A child of privilege frequently receives the benefit… — Jimmy Carter Copy Share Image
All power within the microcosm of my world was held and wielded by people who look like me. Plus, I think Nigerians… — Chris Abani Copy Share Image
“The degree of ignorance cannot easily be expressed. We may say, for instance, that nearly two-thirds of them cannot read or write.… — W.E.B. Du Bois Copy Share Image
As an African-American, as a woman, I think that I've been sensitized to the way in which history privileges the white male… — Rita Dove Copy Share Image
I found that the camera was a comforting companion. It opened up new worlds, and gave me access to people's most intimate… — Lynsey Addario Copy Share Image
Trial by jury is a privilege of the highest and most beneficial nature [and] our most important guardian both of public and… — William Blackstone Copy Share Image
“How is it that we can punish women who are paid by politicians yet allow freedom and forgiveness to the politicians who… — Valerie Baber Copy Share Image
The traditional American husband and father had the responsibilities-and the privileges-of playing the role of primary provider. Sharing that role is not… — Faye J Crosby Copy Share Image
Some may say [journal keeping] is a great deal of trouble. But we should not call anything trouble which brings to pass… — Wilford Woodruff Copy Share Image
“mosquito-netted open windows was an enormous privilege. ‘You must not think you are superior to them,’ he would say. ‘You are just” — Jung Chang Copy Share Image
“ You've had it the easiest. What good is all your privilege, you soft, spoiled thing, if you can't stand on your… — Maggie Stiefvater Copy Share Image
It's amazing to forget that being able to sleep and wake up to see another day is never a right but a… — Kemmy Nola Copy Share Image
At Swindon, I felt like I was at Barcelona because for me it was the best job. It was a big privilege… — Paolo di Canio Copy Share Image
The basic principle, rarely violated, is that what conflicts with the requirements of power and privilege does not exist. — Noam Chomsky Copy Share Image
... when personal happiness conflicts with any great human ideal, the right to claim such happiness is as nothing compared to the… — Margaret Deland Copy Share Image
It is privilege of living to be acutely, agonizingly conscious of the moment that is always present and always passing. — Marya Mannes Copy Share Image
A girl should not expect special privileges because of her sex, but neither should she "adjust" to prejudice and discrimination. — Betty Friedan Copy Share Image
There were no political ideas. It was an apolitical time. It was the '50s and in the privilege of the suburbs. — Bill Ayers Copy Share Image
It is the privilege of adults to give advice. It is the privilege of youth not to listen. Both avail themselves of… — Dominique Sutton Copy Share Image
Suicide, is a persons privilege. I don't believe it's a sin or a crime it's your right if you do. Though it… — Marilyn Monroe Copy Share Image
It's always really special to be at the New York Film Festival, and always a real privilege. — Noah Baumbach Copy Share Image
It was a privilege to enjoy the national team and be part of a group that gave so much to our country,… — Diego Forlan Copy Share Image
It was a privilege to experience life beyond the cliches and to witness the vibrancy, chaos, and multiculturalism of Bengal first hand. — Sue Perkins Copy Share Image
I've done eight years as mayor of London. I enjoyed it hugely; it was a massive privilege. — Boris Johnson Copy Share Image
To me, this is the singular privilege of reading literature: we are allowed to step into another's life. — Nicole Krauss Copy Share Image