Elizabeth Martinez (1925) American community organizer, activist, author, and educator
De Colores Means All of Us: Latina Views for a Multi-Colored Century (2017)
2018, Report submitted to the UN Human Rights Council
Elizabeth Martinez (1925) American community organizer, activist, author, and educator
De Colores Means All of Us: Latina Views for a Multi-Colored Century (2017)
“In war one must lean on an obstacle in order to overcome it.”
Napoleon I of France (1769–1821) French general, First Consul and later Emperor of the French
Napoleon : In His Own Words (1916)
George Soros (1930) Hungarian-American business magnate, investor, and philanthropist
Prologue, p. xvi
The Age of Fallibility (2006)
Context: The main obstacle to a stable and just world order is the United States. This is a harsh — indeed, for me, painful — thing to say, but unfortunately I am convinced it is true. The United States continues to set the agenda for the world in spite of its loss of influence since 9/11, and the Bush administration is setting the wrong agenda. The Bush agenda is nationalistic: it emphasizes the use of force and ignores global problems whose solution requires international cooperation. The rest of the world dances to the tune the United States is playing, and if that continues too long we are in danger of destroying our civilization. Changing the attitude and policies of the United States remains my top priority.
Theodore Dalrymple (1949) English doctor and writer
Why Theo Van Gogh Was Murdered http://www.city-journal.org/html/eon_11_15_04td.html (November 15, 2004). <br class="br">City Journal (1998 - 2008)
Neil Strauss book The Game: Penetrating the Secret Society of Pickup Artists
The Game: Penetrating the Secret Society of Pickup Artists (2005)
Context: In order to excel at anything, there are always hurdles, obstacles, or challenges one must get past. It's what bodybuilders call the pain period. Those who push themselves, and are willing to face pain, exhaustion, humiliation, rejection, or worse, are the ones who become champions. The rest are left on the sidelines.
André Maurois (1885–1967) French writer
Un Art de Vivre (The Art of Living) (1939), The Art of Happiness
Ludwig Erhard (1897–1977) German politician
Speech to the opening of the fourth German Industrial Fair in Berlin (26 September 1953), quoted in The Times (28 September 1953), p. 5
“it is a serious thing // just to be alive / on this fresh morning / in this broken world.”
Mary Oliver (1935–2019) American writer
Source: Red Bird