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People Quotes by Roxane Gay
- When feminism falls short of our expectations, we decide the problem is with feminism rather than with the flawed people who act in the name…
- You don't necessarily have to do anything once you acknowledge your privilege. You don't have to apologize for it. You need to understand the extent…
- Feminism's failings do not mean we should eschew feminism entirely. People do terrible things all the time, but we don't regularly disown our humanity. We…
- In truth, feminism is flawed because it is a movement powered by people and people are inherently flawed.
- The past is always with you. Some people want to be protected from this truth.
- Most of the serious disagreement I get comes through email or social media, where people are more comfortable.
- 2014 was a year of intense social upheaval. In truth, the same could be said for most every year. There is no standstill in a…
- I can consider not only great art, but the context in which that art has been created. I can consider the people who paid a…
- After the Boston Marathon bombings, people shared grief and outrage on social media.
- There are all kinds of people who continue to be largely ignored by advertisers, whose lives largely go unseen. They deserve their moment.
- This is the real problem feminism faces. Too many people are willfully ignorant about what the word means and what the movement aims to achieve.
- I believe in the freedom of expression, unequivocally - though, as I have written before, I wish more people would understand that freedom of expression…
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- The sad truth is that most evil is done by people who never make up their minds to be good or evil. — Hannah Arendt
- Poets are the only people to whom love is not only a crucial, but an indispensable experience, which entitles them to mistake… — Hannah Arendt
- Culture relates to objects and is a phenomenon of the world; entertainment relates to people and is a phenomenon of life. — Hannah Arendt
- Aside from a handful of guys boxing is missing the good trainers, that's why our sport is so in the air now… — Alexis Arguello
- I work with really hard-working people who are really good at what they do. — J. J. Abrams
- As far as we are concerned, we are ready to leave today, tomorrow, at any time, to join the people of Haiti,… — Jean-Bertrand Aristide
- When you care about human beings, you do your best to not repress and to not let people to repress and to… — Jean-Bertrand Aristide
- As we all know, many people remain buried under tons of rubble and debris, waiting to be rescued. When we think of… — Jean-Bertrand Aristide
- I know how the American people care for that democratic principle. They want to see their vote respected. As we in Haiti… — Jean-Bertrand Aristide
- Sometimes people who want to understand Haiti from a political perspective may be missing part of the picture. They also need to… — Jean-Bertrand Aristide
- Wise people, even though all laws were abolished, would still lead the same life. — Aristophanes
- Both oligarch and tyrant mistrust the people, and therefore deprive them of their arms. — Aristotle