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Margaret Thatcher

“If you want something said, ask a man. If you want something done, ask a woman.” – Margaret Thatcher

Sheryl Sandberg,

“In the future, there will be no female leaders. There will just be leaders.” —Sheryl Sandberg,

Audrey Hepburn,

“I believe in being strong when everything seems to be going wrong. I believe that happy girls are the prettiest girls.” —Audrey Hepburn,

Oprah

“Think like a queen. A queen is not afraid to fail. Failure is another stepping stone to greatness.” —Oprah

Marge Piercy

“A strong woman is a woman determined to do something others are determined not be done.” —Marge Piercy

Amy Schumer,

“I say if I’m beautiful. I say if I’m strong. You will not determine my story—I will.” —Amy Schumer,

Eleanor Roosevelt

“Women are like teabags. We don’t know our true strength until we are in hot water.” —Eleanor Roosevelt

Melinda Gates,

“A woman with a voice is, by definition, a strong woman. But the search to find that voice can be remarkably difficult.” —Melinda Gates,

Donald G Mitchell

I thank Heaven every summer’s day of my life, that my lot was humbly cast within the hearing of romping brooks, and beneath the shadow of oaks. – Donald G Mitchell

Eugene Levy

At the end of the day, the numbers that we’re hearing are not going to be totally correct or not correct at all. – Eugene Levy

Richard Simmons

One day I may be meeting you and hearing how you’ve changed your life by saying, ‘Farewell to Fat’. – Richard Simmons

Allison Janney

It’s a great way to start the day by hearing you’ve been nominated for an Emmy. It’s just thrilling. – Allison Janney

Hedda Hopper

And in singing, what my voice lacked in quality it made up for in volume. – Hedda Hopper

Matt Dillon

I only hear my own voice. When you start hearing other voices, then it’s time to worry. – Matt Dillon

Unknown

How can something as simple as hearing your voice bring back so many feelings? – Unknown

Unknown

Hearing your voice is the closest thing to touching you. – Unknown

It's a Wonderful Life

"Remember George, no man is a failure who has friends." — It's a Wonderful Life

Leo Buscaglia

“A single rose can be my garden… a single friend, my world.” – Leo Buscaglia

Chelsea Handler

“The love that comes from friendship is the underlying facet of a happy life.” – Chelsea Handler

Misty Copeland

" Anything is possible when you have the right people there to support you." — Misty Copeland

Arnold H. Glasgow

“A true friend never gets in your way unless you happen to be going down.” – Arnold H. Glasgow

C.S. Lewis

“Friendship is born at that moment when one person says to another, ‘What! You too? I thought I was the only one.” – C.S. Lewis

Winnie the Pooh

“If you live to be a hundred, I hope I live to be a hundred minus one day, so I never have to live without you.” — Winnie the Pooh

Walter Winchell

“A real friend is one who walks in when the rest of the world walks out.” — Walter Winchell

Lauren Graham

You may be sensitive inside, but what I see on the outside is a soldier. Lauren Graham

Guy Sajer,

Only happy people have nightmares, from overeating. For those who live a nightmare reality, sleep is a black hole, lost in time, like death. Guy Sajer,

Erich Maria Remarque

No soldier outlives a thousand chances. But every soldier believes in Chance and trusts his luck. Erich Maria Remarque

Lisa Kleypas,

I’ll tell you what I’m fighting for. Not for England, nor her allies, nor any patriotic cause. It’s all come down to the hope of being with you.. Lisa Kleypas,

Henry Kissinger

Military men are just dumb, stupid animals to be used as pawns in foreign policy. Henry Kissinger

Pittacus Lore,

I know what I'm capable of; I am a soldier now, a warrior. I am someone to fear, not hunt. Pittacus Lore,

Criss Jami,

To be heroic is to be courageous enough to die for something; to be inspirational is to be crazy enough to live a little. Criss Jami,

Mark Twain

“Stay away from those people who try to disparage your ambitions. Small minds will always do that, but great minds will give you a feeling that you can become great too.” — Mark Twain

Norman Vincent Peale

“When you change your thoughts, remember to also change your world.” —Norman Vincent Peale

Mahatma Gandhi

“Learn as if you will live forever, live like you will die tomorrow.” — Mahatma Gandhi

Albert Einstein

“We cannot solve problems with the kind of thinking we employed when we came up with them.” — Albert Einstein

God

“Do not judge. You don’t know what storm I’ve asked her to walk through.” — God

Joel Osteen

“Sometimes you face difficulties not because you’re doing something wrong, but because you’re doing something right.” — Joel Osteen

Joker

“I am strong because I’ve been weak. I am fearless because I’ve been afraid. I am wise because I’ve been foolish.” — Joker

Taylor Swift

“If you’re lucky enough to be different, don’t ever change.” — Taylor Swift

Author Unknown

“Step into my shoes and walk the life I’m living and if you get as far as I am, just maybe you will see how strong I really am.” — Author Unknown

“Never apologize for being sensitive or emotional. Let this be a sign that you’ve got a big heart and aren’t afraid to let others see it. Showing your emotions is a sign of strength.” —Brigitte Nicole

Suzanne Collins

“Hope is the only thing stronger than fear.” — Suzanne Collins

Sushil Singh

“I don’t want you to save me. I want you to stand by my side as I save myself.” — Sushil Singh

Mandy Hale

“Growth is painful. Change is painful. But nothing is as painful as staying stuck somewhere you don’t belong.” — Mandy Hale

Author Unknown

“Forget your past, forgive yourself, and begin again right now.” — Author Unknown

Carl Gustav Jung

“I am not what happened to me. I am what I chose to become.” — Carl Gustav Jung

Anita Baker

You leave home to seek your fortune and, when you get it, you go home and share it with your family. Anita Baker

Anna Quindlen

In the family sandwich, the older people and the younger ones can recognize one another as the bread. Those in the middle are, for a time, the meat. Anna Quindlen

Rod Stewart

You go through life wondering what is it all about but at the end of the day it's all about family. Rod Stewart

Deb Caletti

That’s what people do who love you. They put their arms around you and love you when you’re not so lovable. Deb Caletti

Niki Taylor

Stick to the basics, hold on to your family and friends — they will never go out of fashion. Niki Taylor

Barack Obama

Children need our unconditional love — whether they succeed or make mistakes; when life is easy and when life is tough. Barack Obama

Ogden Nash

A family is a unit composed not only of children but of men, women, an occasional animal and the common cold. Ogden Nash

Gail Lumet Buckley

Family faces are magic mirrors. Looking at people who belong to us, we see the past, present, and future. Gail Lumet Buckley

Unknown

"People change for two reasons; either they learned a lot or they’ve been hurt too much.” – Unknown

Stephen R. Covey

“To change ourselves effectively, we first had to change our perceptions.” ― Stephen R. Covey

Steve Jobs

“The people who are crazy enough to think they can change the world are the ones who do.” ― Steve Jobs

Octavia E. Butler

“All that you touch You Change. All that you Change Changes you. The only lasting truth is Change. God is Change.” ― Octavia E. Butler

Steve Maraboli

“I find the best way to love someone is not to change them, but instead, help them reveal the greatest version of themselves.” ― Steve Maraboli

Madonna

“No matter who you are, no matter what you did, no matter where you've come from, you can always change, become a better version of yourself.” ― Madonna

Philip Pullman

“You cannot change what you are, only what you do.” ― Philip Pullman

Eckhart Tolle

“Some changes look negative on the surface but you will soon realize that space is being created in your life for something new to emerge.” ― Eckhart Tolle

Wayne W. Dyer

“Change the way you look at things and the things you look at change.” ― Wayne W. Dyer

Lao Tzu

“Life is a series of natural and spontaneous changes. Don't resist them; that only creates sorrow. Let reality be reality. Let things flow naturally forward in whatever way they like.” ― Lao Tzu

Mary Shelley

“Nothing is so painful to the human mind as a great and sudden change.” ― Mary Shelley

Plutarch

“I don’t need a friend who changes when I change and who nods when I nod; my shadow does that much better” - Plutarch

Rumi

“Yesterday I was clever, so I wanted to change the world. Today I am wise, so I am changing myself.” ― Rumi

William James

“To change one’s life: 1. Start immediately. 2. Do it flamboyantly. 3. No exceptions.” ― William James

Leo Tolstoy

“Everyone thinks of changing the world, but no one thinks of changing himself.” ― Leo Tolstoy

Mother Teresa

“I alone cannot change the world, but I can cast a stone across the waters to create many ripples.” ― Mother Teresa

Hillel

“If I am not for myself, who will be for me? But if I am only for myself, what am I? And if not now, when? - Hillel

Joshua J. Marine

“Challenges are what make life interesting and overcoming them is what makes life meaningful.” —Joshua J. Marine

Mother Teresa,

“I alone cannot change the world, but I can cast a stone across the waters to create many ripples.” —Mother Teresa,

Elbert Hubbard,

“The greatest mistake you can make in life is to be continually fearing you will make one.” —Elbert Hubbard,

Bill Nye,

“Everyone you will ever meet knows something you don’t.” —Bill Nye,

James Baldwin,

“Not everything that is faced can be changed, but nothing can be changed until it is faced.” —James Baldwin,

Jen Sincero

“If you’re serious about changing your life, you’ll find a way. If you’re not, you’ll find an excuse.” —Jen Sincero

Tony Robbins,

“By changing nothing, nothing changes.” —Tony Robbins,

William Shakespeare,

Love all, trust a few, do wrong to none. William Shakespeare,

Groucho Marx,

Outside of a dog, a book is man's best friend. Inside of a dog it's too dark to read. Groucho Marx,

J.K. Rowling

I solemnly swear that I am up to no good. J.K. Rowling

Pablo Neruda,

I love you without knowing how, or when, or from where. I love you simply, without problems or pride: I love you in this way because I do not know any other way of loving but this, in which there is no I or you, so intimate that your hand upon my chest is my hand, so intimate that when I fall asleep your eyes close. Pablo Neruda,

Gordon A. Eadie

If you don't stand for something you will fall for anything. Gordon A. Eadie

douglas adams,

I may not have gone where I intended to go, but I think I have ended up where I needed to be. douglas adams,

Eleanor Roosevelt

A woman is like a tea bag; you never know how strong it is until it's in hot water. Eleanor Roosevelt

Friedrich Nietzsche

It is not a lack of love, but a lack of friendship that makes unhappy marriages. Friedrich Nietzsche

Thomas A. Edison

I have not failed. I've just found 10,000 ways that won't work. Thomas A. Edison

Bill Keane

Yesterday is history, tomorrow is a mystery, today is a gift of God, which is why we call it the present. Bill Keane

Allen Saunders

Life is what happens to us while we are making other plans. Allen Saunders

Mark Twain

Whenever you find yourself on the side of the majority, it is time to reform (or pause and reflect). Mark Twain

Maurice Switzer

It is better to remain silent at the risk of being thought a fool, than to talk and remove all doubt of it. Maurice Switzer

William Shakespeare,

The fool doth think he is wise, but the wise man knows himself to be a fool. William Shakespeare,

Oscar Wilde,

We are all in the gutter, but some of us are looking at the stars. Oscar Wilde,

John Green,

As he read, I fell in love the way you fall asleep: slowly, and then all at once. John Green,

Mark Twain

Good friends, good books, and a sleepy conscience: this is the ideal life. Mark Twain

J.K. Rowling,

It does not do to dwell on dreams and forget to live. J.K. Rowling,

Albert Einstein

There are only two ways to live your life. One is as though nothing is a miracle. The other is as though everything is a miracle. Albert Einstein

Jane Austen,

The person, be it gentleman or lady, who has not pleasure in a good novel, must be intolerably stupid. Jane Austen,

J.K. Rowling

It is our choices, Harry, that show what we truly are, far more than our abilities. J.K. Rowling

Andre Gide, Autumn Leaves

It is better to be hated for what you are than to be loved for what you are not. Andre Gide, Autumn Leaves

Ralph Waldo Emerson

To be yourself in a world that is constantly trying to make you something else is the greatest accomplishment. Ralph Waldo Emerson

Oscar Wilde,

I am so clever that sometimes I don't understand a single word of what I am saying. Oscar Wilde,

Friedrich Nietzsche,

Without music, life would be a mistake. Friedrich Nietzsche,

Elbert Hubbard

A friend is someone who knows all about you and still loves you. Elbert Hubbard

C.S. Lewis,

Friendship ... is born at the moment when one man says to another "What! You too? I thought that no one but myself . . . C.S. Lewis,

Mark Twain

If you tell the truth, you don't have to remember anything. Mark Twain

Albert Camus

Don’t walk in front of me… I may not follow Don’t walk behind me… I may not lead Walk beside me… just be my friend Albert Camus

J.K. Rowling,

If you want to know what a man's like, take a good look at how he treats his inferiors, not his equals. J.K. Rowling,

Robert Frost

In three words I can sum up everything I've learned about life: it goes on. Robert Frost

Mahatma Gandhi

Be the change that you wish to see in the world. Mahatma Gandhi

Mae West

You only live once, but if you do it right, once is enough. Mae West

Dr. Seuss

You know you're in love when you can't fall asleep because reality is finally better than your dreams. Dr. Seuss

Bernard M. Baruch

Be who you are and say what you feel, because those who mind don't matter, and those who matter don't mind. Bernard M. Baruch

Marcus Tullius Cicero

A room without books is like a body without a soul. Marcus Tullius Cicero

Frank Zappa

So many books, so little time. Frank Zappa

Oscar Wilde

Be yourself; everyone else is already taken. Oscar Wilde

Jack Kerouac

“Maybe that’s what life is… a wink of the eye and winking stars.” — Jack Kerouac

Charles Swindoll

“Life is ten percent what happens to you and ninety percent how you respond to it.” — Charles Swindoll

Robert Frost

"In three words I can sum up everything I've learned about life: It goes on." ― Robert Frost

Lillian Dickson

"Life is like a coin. You can spend it any way you wish, but you only spend it once." — Lillian Dickson

Helen Keller

"When we do the best we can, we never know what miracle is wrought in our life or the life of another." — Helen Keller

Forrest Gump

"My mama always said, life is like a box of chocolates. You never know what you're gonna get." — Forrest Gump

Confucius

"Life is really simple, but men insist on making it complicated." — Confucius

Albert Einstein

"Life is like riding a bicycle. To keep your balance, you must keep moving." — Albert Einstein

Audie Murphy

“No soldier ever really survives a war.” ― Audie Murphy

Terry Pratchett

“‘Peace?’ said Vetinari. ‘Ah, yes, defined as period of time to allow for preparation for the next war.” ― Terry Pratchett

Winston S. Churchill

“One day President Roosevelt told me that he was asking publicly for suggestions about what the war should be called. I said at once ‘The Unnecessary War’.” ― Winston S. Churchill

Eve Merriam

“I dream of giving birth to a child who will ask, Mother, what was war?” ― Eve Merriam

H.G. Wells

“If we don’t end war, war will end us.” ― H.G. Wells

Herbert Hoover

“Older men declare war. But it is youth that must fight and die.” ― Herbert Hoover

Howard Zinn

“There is no flag large enough to cover the shame of killing innocent people.” ― Howard Zinn

G.K. Chesterton

“The true soldier fights not because he hates what is in front of him, but because he loves what is behind him.” ― G.K. Chesterton

Anonymous

“I don’t know how to explain it but I think that we are meant to be together.” – Anonymous

Loretta Young

”Love isn’t something you find. Love is something that finds you.” – Loretta Young

Herman Hesse

”If I know what love is, it is because of you.” – Herman Hesse

Drake

”I’m afraid to lose you and you’re not even mine.” – Drake

Shana Alexander

”The mark of a true crush… is that you fall in love first and grope for reasons afterward.” – Shana Alexander

Scarlett Johansson

”It’s nice to have a crush on someone. It feels like you’re alive, you know?” – Scarlett Johansson

Ash Sweeney

”Just thinking about you brings a smile to face, a twinkle to my eye, and a skipped beat to my heart.” – Ash Sweeney

Maya Banks

”Some crushes just never went away. They built, instead, into something permanent, obsessive and all-consuming.” – Maya Banks

Mark Twain

“ In the spring, I have counted 136 different kinds of weather inside of 24 hours.” —Mark Twain

John Muir

“The world’s big and I want to have a good look at it before it gets dark.” —John Muir

Rabindranath Tagore, polymath

“Clouds come floating into my life, no longer to carry rain or usher storm, but to add color to my sunset sky.” —Rabindranath Tagore, polymath

Frances Hodgson Burnett in The Secret Garden

“Where you tend a rose, a thistle cannot grow.” —Frances Hodgson Burnett in The Secret Garden

Beau Taplin, author

“Sunsets are proof that endings can often be beautiful, too.” —Beau Taplin, author

Unknown

“Green is my favorite color of nature.” — Unknown

Unknown

“Feeling good-natured” — Unknown

Gerard De Nerval.

“Every flower is a soul blossoming in nature.” — Gerard De Nerval.

Leigh Hunt

“Colors are the smiles of nature.” — Leigh Hunt

James Thurber

“Beautiful things don’t ask for attention.” — James Thurber

Henry David Thoreau

An early-morning walk is a blessing for the whole day.” — Henry David Thoreau

Rabindranath Tagore

The butterfly counts not months but moments, and has time enough. ~ Time is a wealth of change, but the clock in its parody makes it mere change and no wealth. ~ Let your life lightly dance on the edges of Time like dew on the tip of a leaf. – Rabindranath Tagore

William Shakespeare

“Time is very slow for those who wait; very fast for those who are scared; very long for those who lament; very short for those who celebrate; but for those who love, time is eternal.” – William Shakespeare

Maya Angelou

‘Passing Time’. Here’s a short poem from probably the best-known African-American poet of the twentieth century, Maya Angelou (1928-2014). The title itself acknowledges a dual meaning: time passes and we inevitably grow older, but we also pass time doing a variety of things, caught up in the daily business of living, and we don’t always realise how much time has passed and how much we’ve changed. Maya Angelou

Carl Sandburg

‘Clocks’ What can clocks tell us? Quite a lot, according to Carl Sandburg in this experimental free-verse poem about the various kinds of clock he observes, from the alarm clock that gets people up at half-seven in the morning to the travel clock an actress carries around with her to various hotels. Carl Sandburg

Steve Jobs

“The only way to do great work is to love what you do. If you haven’t found it yet, keep looking. Don’t settle.” —Steve Jobs

Gore Vidal

“Style is knowing who you are, what you want to say, and not giving a damn.” —Gore Vidal

Francis of Assisi

“Start by doing what is necessary, then do what is possible, and suddenly you are doing the impossible.” —Francis of Assisi

Stephen Covey

“I am not a product of my circumstances. I am a product of my decisions.” —Stephen Covey

Maya Angelou

“Nothing will work unless you do.” —Maya Angelou

Kurt Cobain

“Wanting to be someone else is a waste of the person you are.” —Kurt Cobain

Confucius

“It does not matter how slowly you go as long as you do not stop.” —Confucius

Paul F. Davis

“If you don’t feel it, flee from it. Go where you are celebrated, not merely tolerated.” —Paul F. Davis

Lydia Maria Child.

"Law is not law, if it violates the principles of eternal justice." -Lydia Maria Child.

Dr. Martin Luther King Jr

"We shall overcome because the arc of the moral universe is long but it bends toward justice." –Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.

Francis Bacon.

"If we do not maintain justice, justice will not maintain us." -Francis Bacon.

Elihu Root.

"Honest people, mistakenly believing in the justice of their cause, are led to support injustice." -Elihu Root.

Howard Zinn.

"The cry of the poor is not always just, but if you don't listen to it, you will never know what justice is." - Howard Zinn.

Cornel West.

"Never forget that justice is what love looks like in public." -Cornel West.

Aristotle.

"At his best, man is the noblest of all animals; separated from law and justice he is the worst." -Aristotle.

Lois McMaster Bujold.

"The dead cannot cry out for justice. It is a duty of the living to do so for them." -Lois McMaster Bujold.

Ulpian.

" Justice is the constant and perpetual will to allot to every man his due." -Ulpian.

Caragh M.

When you decide something's right, there's nothing that can stop you from doing it. Caragh M.

Alexander Pope,

If I am right, Thy grace impart Still in the right to stay; If I am wrong, O, teach my heart To find that better way! Alexander Pope,

Phillip C. McGraw

Sometimes you make the right decision, sometimes you make the decision right. Phillip C. McGraw

Émile Zola

Oh, the fools, like a lot of good little schoolboys, scared to death of anything they've been taught is wrong! Émile Zola

Sebastian Fitzek

The end justifies the means. Sometimes you have to do the wrong thing to get the right result. Sebastian Fitzek

Oliver Bowden,

It is not our right to punish one for thinking as he does, no matter how much we disagree. Oliver Bowden,

Wolfgang Pauli

This isn't right. This isn't even wrong. Wolfgang Pauli

Christopher Buckley

That's the beauty of argument, if you argue correctly, you're never wrong. Christopher Buckley

Criss Jami, Diotima

Don't change your mind just because people are offended; change your mind if you're wrong. Criss Jami, Diotima

Yvonne Wood,

In love, everyone does things that hurt the other person, so there really is no "Right" and "Wrong". You just have to decide what you're willing to forgive Yvonne Wood,

Lauren DeStefano,

It's best to let her go," he says. No, no, that's wrong. It's never right to give up on someone. Lauren DeStefano,

Ali Bin Abi Thalib

Get to know the right, then you would know the people of right. Right Is not measured by its men, but men are measured by their right. Ali Bin Abi Thalib

Ayn Rand

There are two sides to every issue: one side is right and the other is wrong, but the middle is always evil. Ayn Rand

Roy T. Bennett

What one thinks is right is not always the same as what others think is right; no one can be always right. Roy T. Bennett

Sophie Kinsella,

A mistake isnt a mistake unless it cant be put right. Sophie Kinsella,

Robert Bloch

Friendship is like peeing on yourself: everyone can see it, but only you get the warm feeling that it brings. Robert Bloch

Gloria Steinem

Far too many people are looking for the right person, instead of trying to be the right person. Gloria Steinem

Steve Maraboli,

Do what you think is right. Don't let people make the decision of right or wrong for you. Steve Maraboli,

Criss Jami,

I don't pretend to know everything; I just only speak on matters I know I'll win. Criss Jami,

Diana Wynne Jones,

Nobody gets praised for the right reasons. Diana Wynne Jones,

Sai Baba

Love one another and help others to rise to the higher levels, simply by pouring out love. Love is infectious and the greatest healing energy. Sai Baba

Lao Tzu

Being deeply loved by someone gives you strength, while loving someone deeply gives you courage. Lao Tzu

George Eliot

Keep true. Never be ashamed of doing right. Decide what you think is right and stick to it. George Eliot

Ernest Hemingway

So far, about morals, I know only that what is moral is what you feel good after and what is immoral is what you feel bad after. Ernest Hemingway

Elizabeth Gaskell,

How easy it is to judge rightly after one sees what evil comes from judging wrongly. Elizabeth Gaskell,

Martin Luther King Jr.,

There comes a time when one must take a position that is neither safe, nor politic, nor popular, but he must take it because conscience tells him it is right. Martin Luther King Jr.,

Marcel Proust

Let us be grateful to people who make us happy, they are the charming gardeners who make our souls blossom. Marcel Proust

Henry David Thoreau

The most I can do for my friend is simply be his friend. Henry David Thoreau

Orson Welles

We're born alone, we live alone, we die alone. Only through our love and friendship can we create the illusion for the moment that we're not alone. Orson Welles

Alfred Lord Tennyson

Tis better to have loved and lost than never to have loved at all. Alfred Lord Tennyson

Former UN Deputy Secretary-General Jan Eliasson

“There can be no peace without development, no development without peace, and no lasting peace or sustainable development without respect for human rights and the rule of law.” – Former UN Deputy Secretary-General Jan Eliasson

John F. Kennedy

“The rights of every man are diminished when the rights of one man are threatened.” – John F. Kennedy

UN Women Executive Director Phumzile Mlambo-Ngcuka

“Our hopes for a more just, safe, and peaceful world can only be achieved when there is universal respect for the inherent dignity and equal rights of all members of the human family.” – UN Women Executive Director Phumzile Mlambo-Ngcuka

Franklin D. Roosevelt

“Freedom means the supremacy of human rights everywhere. Our support goes to those who struggle to gain those rights or keep them. Our strength is our unity of purpose. To that high concept there can be no end save victory.” – Franklin D. Roosevelt

Queen Rania Al Abdullah of Jordan

“When you deprive people of their right to live in dignity, to hope for a better future, to have control over their lives, when you deprive them of that choice, then you expect them to fight for these rights.” – Queen Rania Al Abdullah of Jordan

Martin Luther King, Jr.

“A right delayed is a right denied.” – Martin Luther King, Jr.

Former UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon

“We declare that human rights are for all of us, all the time: whoever we are and wherever we are from; no matter our class, our opinions, our sexual orientation.” – Former UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon

Nelson Mandela

“To deny people their human rights is to challenge their very humanity.” – Nelson Mandela

Former UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Zeid Ra’ad Al Hussein

“When the fundamental principles of human rights are not protected, the center of our institution no longer holds. It is they that promote development that is sustainable; peace that is secure; and lives of dignity.” – Former UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Zeid Ra’ad Al Hussein