Quotes about "Social Justice & Equality"

When I wrote the song, The Way It Is, I wanted to move people to take a stand on civil rights in this country. ”

While housing discrimination and segregation in 2005 still affect millions of people, that's not the way it has to be. Some things can change and should. ”

I think on some level, that's a fear that exists in everybody, that if we're tested, we won't make the courageous choice. We won't make the decision that would make us heroic. We make the decision that would reveal us to be all too human. ”

Business is just about enabling human beings, nothing more, nothing less. Businesses need to recognize this fundamental fact. ”

When you cut human beings down to size, we're really quite simple creatures; food, shelter, warmth, light, heat and you build it up from there really until you finally go Gucci shoes or whatever it is or whatever your consumer desires are. All those desires are ultimately, they're about gratification. ”

In Hitchcock's eyes the movement was dramatic, not the acting. When he wanted the audience to be moved, he moved the camera. He was a subtle human being, and he was also the best director I have ever worked with. ”

It sounds strange to say it, but you can be in a war zone and have a lot of fun. Even though war is essentially pain on all sides, human beings have the capacity to enjoy themselves. The soldiers are mostly young people, full of enthusiasm and energy, and that's an exciting thing for an old guy like me. ”

You learn a lot about human nature in a bar. ”

When I'm covering a story, it's not just about gathering facts, but it's gathering the human element as well. ”

It's important to stay a human, to be a journalist, to be a human covering the stories and trying as best as I can to put myself in their shoes, to be respectful, to just listen. ”