#attitudes

Denial is the first line of defence against a problem and also the easiest, since it requires no action. In Saudi Arabia, denial is almost an institution ... it suits the authorities to deny that homosexual activity exists in the kingdom to any significant extent, and it suits gay Saudis (who well understand how the rules work) to assist that denial by keeping a low profile. If it reaches a stage where denial is no longer, possible, however, the authorities are obliged to respond. The choice then is between tolerance and oppression ... ↗

— Brian Whitaker

#attitude

It is worth recalling that Britain, over several centuries, waged a war against homosexuality - in the name of religion, social order, decency, etc. - that certainly equalled, and in its scale probably outstripped, anything that happens in Arab countries today. ↗

— Brian Whitaker

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It was 100 percent music. There was no ego involved, no attitudes, no black and white, it was pure music. ↗

— Lee Konitz

#black #black and white #ego #involved #music

China and the U.S. are two societies with very different attitudes towards opinion and criticism. In China, I am constantly under surveillance. Even my slightest, most innocuous move can - and often is - censored by Chinese authorities. ↗

— Ai Weiwei

#attitudes #authorities #censored #china #chinese

My next book is Scene by Scene: as Seen by Fay Wray. It'll be about different incidents. Just my feelings about quite a few people. Attitudes. My thoughts about the universe and simple things like that. ↗

— Fay Wray

#attitudes #book #different #fay #feelings

Attitude Determines Altitude ↗

— Corallie Buchanan

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Something as curious as the monarchy won't survive unless you take account of people's attitudes. After all, if people don't want it, they won't have it. ↗

— Prince Charles

#account #after #attitudes #curious #monarchy

People's attitudes have been changing over the past 15 years, but China is still the world's biggest consumer of dogs. ↗

— Jill Robinson

#been #biggest #changing #china #consumer

The women's movement completely changed attitudes all over the world in ways we'll never be able to count. ↗

— Holly Near

#able #attitudes #changed #completely #count

There's a difference between people who do hurtful things because they're evil and people who do bad things because of their circumstances. ↗

— Bree Despain

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