Quotes by Plight I think Hillary [Clinton] has [woken up to the plight of the middle class] and is working toward it in a democratic process. Reid Hoffman plightclassthinking Our condition as men is risky and ticklish enough. One can not be sure of himself and his fortune an hour, but he may be whisked off into some pitiable or ridiculous plight. Ralph Waldo Emerson plightfatemen My hand and pen are not in plight, Thomas Vaux, 2nd Baron Vaux of Harrowden pensplighthands Bobby Kennedy and Nelson Rockefeller are having a row, ostensibly over the plight of New York's mentally retarded, a loose definition of which would include everyone in New York who voted for Bobby Kennedy or Nelson Rockefeller. William F. Buckley, Jr. plightdefinitionsnew-york The plight of uninsured children, elderly persons, and so many others whose lack of health insurance is genuinely a national scandal. William Levada plightelderlychildren There is a beginning and end to all life - and to all human endeavors. Species evolve and die off. Empires rise, then break apart. Businesses grow, then fold. There are no exceptions. I'm OK with all that. Yet it pains me to bear witness to the sixth great extinction, where we humans are directly responsible for the extirpation of so many wonderful creatures and invaluable indigenous cultures. It saddens me to observe the plight of our own species; we appear to be incapable of solving our problems. Yvon Chouinard plightpainculture«12
