Quotes about "Social Justice & Equality"

I am one year older than Nigeria at 51. In a human life, 51 might be old. But it is very young for a nation. By that, I mean a Nigeria conscious of itself as a nation. ”

I know that human beings are capable of anything. ”

The fact of storytelling hints at a fundamental human unease, hints at human imperfection. Where there is perfection there is no story to tell. ”

We have fallen into this very mean description of humanity. Naturalism in fiction is too reductive in its definition of human beings. ”

I voted for the Defense of Marriage Act but I do not believe we should institutionalize a form of discrimination against any minority by amending the Constitution. ”

Personally, I think people need to get over this 'being offended' thing. Being offended does not give you the right to silence people. I get offended by things all the time - it's just part of life. The right not to be offended is not a human right, especially in a democracy. ”

All the great writers root their characters in true human behaviour. ”

My dad taught not only tolerance but appreciation for every human being. ”

Political rights notwithstanding, 'freedom' rings awfully hollow when you're getting nickel-and-dimed to death in your everyday life. ”

Belief that your tribe is good and other tribes are evil is what everyone thought for most of human history. ”