I identify with the bottom of the pyramid, because, outside of having money, I am at the bottom of the pyramid.
The death sentence is a barbaric act. . . It is a reflection of the animal instinct still in human beings.
The very right to be human is denied every day to hundreds of millions of people as a result of poverty, the unavailability of basic necessities such as food, jobs, water and shelter, education, health care and a healthy environment.
The most difficult matter is not so much to change the world as yourself.
Rhetoric is not important. Actions are.
It always seems impossible until its done.
Like slavery and apartheid, poverty is not natural. It is man-made and it can be overcome and eradicated by the actions of human beings. Overcoming poverty is not a gesture of charity. It is an act of justice. . . Sometimes it falls upon a generation to be great. You can be that great generation. Let your greatness blossom.
Why must you speak your thoughts? Silence, if fair words stick in your throat, would serve all our ends better.
So much is said with the electricity of the eyes, the intensity of a whisper. Less is more.
At the beginning, my ambition was never to break down doors. It was just to earn tuition for myself and work in an industry where women hadn't been allowed or invited. That's all I wanted to do, not thinking that I would make waves, change minds, excite people, incite people, turn on people, repulse people.
If one is willing to do a thing he is afraid to do, he does not have to. . . face a situation fearlessly, and if there is no situation to face; it falls away of its own weight.