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On the environmental front there's concern about global warming and high levels of carbon dioxide, and trees take in CO2 and store carbon. ”
The beauty of the World Cup is that while thirty-two countries get to cheer for their respective teams, the event also affirms a global pluralism - it is as much a festival of cultural multiplicity as it is a competition featuring some of the best athletes in the world. ”
Photography, sculpture, and painting were wielded as cultural weapons over the course of generations to substantiate the idea that black people were inherently subordinate beings; they were used to make slavery acceptable and to make black subjugation more palatable. ”
I'm at peace with what I've been able to accomplish, not only domestically but abroad, and what I was able to do on the international level. ”
Data is not information, information is not knowledge, knowledge is not understanding, understanding is not wisdom. ”
Has feminism made us all more conscious? I think it has. Feminist critiques of anthropological masculine bias have been quite important, and they have increased my sensitivity to that kind of issue. ”
I've always felt lucky because my parents included my sister and I in their cultural life. ”
We need to examine hatred on a global perspective because hatred is everywhere, and it does not matter who you are: you can be a victim of it anywhere and anytime. ”
In my ideal world, no child would suffer. Charitable instincts would prevail. There would be global acceptance of all different types of people. ”
I believe being a true Global Citizen means you have the willingness and openness to step outside of your own boundaries, and I'm honored to represent that with TUMI. ”