Quotes by Struggle The struggle for justice should never be abandoned because of the apparent overwhelming power of those who seem invincible in their determination to hold on to it. That apparent power has, again and again, proved vulnerable to human qualities less measurable than bombs and dollars: moral fervor, determination, unity, organization, sacrifice, wit, ingenuity, courage, patience. Howard Zinn sacrificedeterminationstruggle History is largely a record of human struggle to wrest the land from nature, because man relies for sustenance on the products of the soil. So direct, is the relationship between soil erosion, the productivity of the land, and the prosperity of people, that the history of mankind, to a considerable degree at least, may be interpreted in terms of the soil and what has happened to it as the result of human use. Hugh Hammond Bennett erosionstrugglemen Those in the community who defy authority and 'break the law' seem to enjoy the good life and have everything in the way of material possessions. On the other hand, people who work hard and struggle and suffer much are the victims of greed and indifference, losers. This insane reversal of values presses heavily on the Black community. The causes originate from outside and are imposed by a system that ruthlessly seeks its own rewards, no matter what the cost in wrecked human lives. Huey Newton good-lifehard-workstruggle If you stop struggling, then you stop life. Huey Newton failurestrugglelife We are, all of us, exploring a world none of us understands...searching for a more immediate, ecstatic, and penetrating mode of living...for the integrity, the courage to be whole, living in relation to one another in the full poetry of existence. The struggle for an integrated life existing in an atmosphere of communal trust and respect is one with desperately important political and social consequences...Fear is always with us, but we just don't have time for it. Hillary Clinton politicalstruggleintegrity I grew up with protests, marches, demonstrations, struggle. But I come from a clan of community workers. Hugh Masekela marchcommunitystruggle I am very happy here [on Cuba], but I feel I have work to do in the United States. It's where I can identify with the total world struggle for socialism. But I think as a North American, as a Black North American, I have certain understandings - certain contributions - to make that are unique to the North Amerian experience. Huey Newton uniquestrugglethinking If you join a fight for social justice you may win or lose, but just by being part of the struggle, you win, and your life will be better for it. Howard Zinn fightingstrugglewinning Competitiveness always rests on the assumption of a life-and-death struggle. Hugh Nibley life-and-deathassumptionstruggle I want to join everyone in expressing my great sympathy and support for people who lost loved ones in this terrible terrorist attack [in Orlando] and everybody still in the hospital who is struggling and all the first responders. Hillary Clinton lost-lovestrugglepeople I always feel like I'm struggling to become someone else. Like I'm trying to find a new place, grab hold of a new life, a new personality. I guess it's part of growing up; it's also an attempt to reinvent myself. Haruki Murakami growing-upstrugglelife As soon as coffee is in your stomach, there is a general commotion. Ideas begin to move…similes arise, the paper is covered. Coffee is your ally and writing ceases to be a struggle. Honore de Balzac coffeestrugglemoving Many men nourish a pride which urges them to conceal their struggles and show themselves only as conquerors. Honore de Balzac pridestrugglemen It is the destiny of the theater nearly everywhere and in every period to struggle even when it is flourishing. Hyman Taubman flourishingdestinystruggle My life has been devoted to trying to bring a little more understanding to human sexuality - not just in society, but also inside myself. The struggle has been internal as well as external. One of the reasons that I have such tremendous satisfaction at this point in my life is because I know I've made a difference. I've made a difference in a way that really matters to me. I see a lot of terrible things going on in the world, but there are some good things going on too, and I feel I've been a part of that. I really do feel I have been on the side of the angels. Hugh Hefner angelunderstandingstruggle People do tend to fear and despise shamans but turn to them in times of desperation. Such a contradiction is a human characteristic, no? I'm more pulled to the human drama of shamans - their experience in society and identity struggles - than their transcendental power. Their drastic lives enable them to empathize with others and provide solace. Hyon Gyon struggledramapeople Shamanism has a long history and exists to this day because of its ties to universal emotions such as happiness, sorrow, resentment, and love. It can function as an outlet during struggles with life and death and the burdens of society's absurdities including the divide between rich and poor. It opens up a way to confront reality. Hyon Gyon life-and-deathstrugglereality In my work, hair denotes the flow of life prior to being freed from pain. I fill the hair with human struggles such as deep-rooted anxieties, stubborn attachment to life, obsessions, and restrictions. Appearing fluid like a live organism, the hair symbolizes longevity and patience, but when it appears coarse, the hair expresses an energetic life force and freedom. Hyon Gyon anxietypainstruggle The only social justice movements worth fighting for are the struggles for justice where you lose, you lose, you lose- until you win. I. F. Stone fightingstrugglewinning A Christianity which will not help those who are struggling from the bottom to the top of society, needs another Christ to die for it. Henry Ward Beecher strugglehelpingneeds«979899100101102103104105106107»
