Plight Quotes

94 quotes by 91 authors

Bedeviled, / human, your plight, in waking, is to choose from the words / that even now sleep on your tongue, and to know that… — Marie Howe
Women aren't the problem but the solution. The plight of girls is no more a tragedy than an opportunity. — Nicholas D. Kristof
We have set out on a quest for true humanity, and somewhere on the distant horizon we can see the glittering prize. Let us march… — Steven Biko
To be robbed and betrayed by a fiendish underground conspiracy, or by the earthly agents of Satan, is at least a romantic sort of plight… — Matt Taibbi
Culture has lead us to betray our own aboriginal spirit and wholeness, into an ever-worsening realm of synthetic, isolating, impoverishing estrangement. Which is not to… — John Zerzan
It had an enormous impact to the point of the United Nations passing a resolution against the killing and hunting of these whales as they… — Wavy Gravy
Staring us in the face is the desperate plight of the poor. We don't need statistics to tell us that. They are flesh and blood… — Eva Burrows
I was extremely moved by the plight of Tsunami victims and I was inspired to try to make a difference. — Alanis Morissette
When we succumb to believing that we are victims of our circumstances and yield to the plight of determinism, we lose hope, we lose drive,… — Stephen Covey
The tragic reality of today is reflected in the true plight of our spiritual existence. We are spineless and cannot stand straight. — Ai Weiwei
My plight has given me a strange kind of wealth, the most important kind. I value each moment that is not spent in pain, desperation,… — Steven Callahan
Doctors are directly responsible for hooking millions of people on prescription drugs. They are also indirectly responsible for the plight of millions more who turn… — Robert S. Mendelsohn
Be sensitive to the plight of others. You have to know about the tragedies as well as the triumphs, the failures as well as the… — Jim Rohn
Opportunities are everywhere. Needed are eyes to see the pitiable plight and ears to hear the silent pleadings of a broken heart. — Thomas S. Monson
The Israelis have suffered a great deal, we must condemn suicide bombers, and we must never say that the plight of the Palestinians justifies this… — George Carey
I don't believe any real artists have ever been non-political. They may have been insensitive to this particular plight or insensitive to that, but they… — Toni Morrison
Like no other illness, AIDS tests our ability to put ourselves in someone else's shoes - to empathize with the plight of our fellow man.… — Barack Obama
The heart of a woman falls back with the night, / And enters some alien cage in its plight, / And tries to forget it… — Georgia Douglas Johnson
When children feel understood, their loneliness and hurt diminish. When children are understood, their love for their parent is deepened. A parent's sympathy serves as… — Haim Ginott
Empathy for the plight of the Goddess may be essential in seeing how to face our own plight on Earth. — John Lamb Lash

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