“If you are not a feminist, you do not deserve to live. Do you think you grew out of the ground?”
Margaret Cho (1968) American stand-up comedian
From Her Books, I Have Chosen To Stay And Fight, FEMINISM
“If you are not a feminist, you do not deserve to live. Do you think you grew out of the ground?”
Margaret Cho (1968) American stand-up comedian
From Her Books, I Have Chosen To Stay And Fight, FEMINISM
Adolf Hitler book Mein Kampf
Variant: He who would live must fight. He who doesn't wish to fight in this world, where permanent struggle is the law of life, has not the right to exist.
Source: Mein Kampf
John Ronald Reuel Tolkien (1892–1973) British philologist and author, creator of classic fantasy works
“[T]hey who do not love [life] do not deserve it.”
Giacomo Casanova (1725–1798) Italian adventurer and author from the Republic of Venice
History of My Life (trans. Trask 1967), 1997 reprint, Preface, p. 35
Referenced
“You know, you could live a thousand lifetimes and not deserve him.”
Suzanne Collins book Catching Fire
Source: Catching Fire
“People deserve to live like human beings. Why should they suffer so?”
Sheikh Hasina (1947) Prime Minister of Bangladesh
Hasina about refugees plight during distributing relief materials among the refugees (12 September, 2017).
Context: It is difficult to stem one’s tears when we see the situation. People deserve to live like human beings. Why should they suffer so?
“What do I believe that I deserve in this life?”
Elizabeth Gilbert book Eat, Pray, Love
Source: Eat, Pray, Love