I hate the idea that you somehow, as a human being, have to be put in a box. There's no reason why lawyers can't be fun - or actresses can't be serious. Amal Clooney More Quotes by Amal Clooney More Quotes From Amal Clooney I met George when I was 35 and starting to become quite resigned to the idea that I would be a spinster. Then we met, five years later, he is the person who has my complete admiration and also the person whose smile makes me melt every time. Amal Clooney entertainment I look forward to getting to know the next generation of human rights advocates studying here. Amal Clooney people If you're a woman lying on the beach in the Maldives, you might want to know that a kilometer away, another woman is being flogged. And you might want to find your own way to protest that. Amal Clooney womanyoubeachway As women, we may not be a minority, but there is a bond that we all share. It is not a bond of geography. Or religion. Or culture. It is a bond of shared experience - experiences that only women go through and struggles that only women face. Amal Clooney womenexperienceculturereligion If you are a lawyer, and you want to take on easier cases, you can prosecute traffic violations or something. You'd have a very high rate of success, and you probably could sleep more easily at night. But that's not what drives me. Amal Clooney meyousuccesssleep Protecting free speech is not only a matter of principle, it is also pragmatic. Amal Clooney onlyfreespeechmatter A horseman's head is in Athens, and his body is in London: Poseidon's torso is separated between Greece and the U.K. This means that they cannot be celebrated and appreciated as a whole in the country they came from. Amal Clooney headlondonbodycountry Cross-cultural learning and studying abroad can be transformative. Amal Clooney abroadstudyinglearning No government intent on persecuting its critics will want to leave the outcome of a trial to chance. Amal Clooney willgovernmentchancewant There is lots of my work that takes place behind closed doors that is not ever seen. Amal Clooney behindplaceworkdoors I remember all the stages in my career where I almost didn't have enough confidence to try for something, almost didn't have the guts to follow something I was excited about doing, because I didn't know anyone else who'd done it, or other people made me question it. Amal Clooney meconfidencerememberpeople I think it's important for tourists to know the facts of what's happening in the Maldives. I don't think people realize that there's a flogging taking place a kilometer away when they're sunbathing in their resort. Amal Clooney placethinkfactspeople If you don't have a good case, and you don't have a good message, then shining a light on it is not going to get you very far. Amal Clooney messagegoodyoulight Sentencing a political opponent to death after a show trial is no different to taking him out on the street and shooting him. In fact, it is worse because using the court system as a tool of state repression makes a mockery of the rule of law. Amal Clooney streetpoliticallawdeath My sister Tala has twins, and they're wonderful. Amal Clooney sistertwinswonderful There was a break in the proceedings when Peter Greste was deported, and that was considered sufficient then to allow the executive to intervene. Amal Clooney executiveallowthenbreak Democracy is dead in the Maldives. Amal Clooney deaddemocracy I want to work on cases that I feel the most passionate about. Amal Clooney feelpassionatewantwork The first piece of advice I would have from my experience is that governments need to be vocal about human rights. Amal Clooney needhuman-rightsexperienceadvice Locking up dissenters does not reduce dissent - it fosters it. Amal Clooney reducedoesupdissent
