#press

Equality is the public recognition, effectively expressed in institutions and manners, of the principle that an equal degree of attention is due to the needs of all human beings. ↗

— Simone Weil

#beings #degree #due #effectively #equal

Oppression that is clearly inexorable and invincible does not give rise to revolt but to submission. ↗

— Simone Weil

#does #give #inexorable #invincible #oppression

There is one, and only one, thing in modern society more hideous than crime namely, repressive justice. ↗

— Simone Weil

#hideous #justice #modern #modern society #more

I've had a terrific life, from building one company to be the second largest company in the securities industry and merging that into American Express, and becoming president of that company. ↗

— Sanford I. Weill

#american express #becoming #building #company #express

If you don't know something, admit it. But, try to impress them with what you do know. ↗

— Bob Weinstein

#impress #know #something #them #try

Chinese citizens have never had the right to really express their opinions; in the constitution it says you can, but in the real world it is more dangerous. In the west people think it's a right they're born with. Here it's a right given by the government, and one that's not really practised. ↗

— Ai Weiwei

#chinese #citizens #constitution #dangerous #express

To protect the right of expression is the central part of an artist's activity... In China many essential rights are lacking, and I wanted to remind people of this. ↗

— Ai Weiwei

#artist #central #china #essential #expression

The Citizen's Petition reflects Vermont's spirit of pragmatism and across-the-board cooperation. I applaud the 'Campaign to Fix the Debt' for calling attention to one of the country's most pressing problems, our ballooning national debt, and for urging policymakers to find practical solutions. ↗

— Peter Welch

#attention #calling #campaign #citizen #cooperation

Much is forgiven anyone who relieves the desperate boredom of the working press. ↗

— William Weld

#boredom #desperate #forgiven #much #press

The desire for self-expression afflicts people when they feel there is something of themselves which is not getting through to the outside world. ↗

— Fay Weldon

#desire #feel #getting #outside #people